DEC ENTERPRISE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12461752 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-02-19
    AKAHALU, Chinemelum Henry resigned
    director
  9. 2020-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEC ENTERPRISE LIMITED
  11. 2020-02-13
    AKAHALU, Chizitere Juliet appointed
    director
  12. 2020-02-13
    AKAHALU, Chinemelum Henry appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-26

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chinemelum Henry Akahalu
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/02/2020
Mrs Chizitere Juliet Akahalu
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/02/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

22 Cherry Brooks Way Sunderland Cherry Brooks Way
Ryhope
Sunderland
SR2 0FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AKAHALU, Chizitere Juliet
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-13
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Active
AKAHALU, Chinemelum Henry
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-02-13 · resigned 2020-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-13