CDS SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

13403366 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-17

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 37000

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
96090Other service activities n.e.c.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-05-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-14
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-05
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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MORRALL, Charlee resigned
director
2024-05-30
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MORRALL, Danny resigned
director
2024-05-30
➖
MORRALL, Lisa resigned
director
2024-04-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-23
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MORRALL, Charlee appointed
director
2023-03-23
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MORRALL, Lisa appointed
director
2023-03-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-13
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MORRALL, Shane Kevin appointed
director
2022-07-13
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MORRALL, Shane resigned
director
2022-07-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-02
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MORRALL, Danny appointed
director
2021-05-17
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Company incorporated
As CDS SERVICES LTD
2021-05-17
➕
MORRALL, Shane appointed
director

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: 2026-05-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Shane Kevin Morrall Individual · English · DOB 07/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	13/07/2022
Mr Danny Morrall Individual · British · DOB 08/1998 · age 28	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/02/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Shane Morrallceased 13/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2021-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

26 Pollard Walk

Sidcup

DA14 5PB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-30OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MORRALL, Shane Kevin→

director · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MORRALL, Charlee→

director · ~24y · appointed 2023-03-23 · resigned 2024-05-30

Resigned

MORRALL, Danny→

director · ~28y · appointed 2021-06-02 · resigned 2024-05-30

Resigned

MORRALL, Lisa→

director · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-23 · resigned 2024-05-30

Resigned

MORRALL, Shane→

director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-17 · resigned 2022-07-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-05-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2026-02-27

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-05

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-08-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-08-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-03-23