DUKE CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12889402 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-18
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
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-01

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DUKE CAPITAL LIMITED
  12. 2020-09-18
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    DUKE, Max Joshua appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Max Joshua Duke
Individual · British · DOB 03/2000 · age 26
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66120 — Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Registered office

Birch House 7 Riverwood
Staverton
Totnes
TQ9 6NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-01
Last made up to: 2026-04-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUKE, Max Joshua→
director · ~26y · appointed 2020-09-18
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-03