1 DOVER STREET OPERATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13415495 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-24
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 63
  • · Bankability: 70 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7163
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7065
  • Filings: 1921
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidspeculative
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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 (74/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-31
Average employees4100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-04-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-05-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-04-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-04-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-08-31
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  14. 2022-02-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-02-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2021-09-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 DOVER STREET OPERATIONS LTD
  18. 2021-05-24
    GRANT, Asher appointed
    director
  19. 2021-05-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 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

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: 2026-06-06

Group structure

1 Dover Street Hold Co Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
1 Dover Street Hold Co Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1 DOVER STREET OPERATIONS LTD
This company · 13415495

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
1 Dover Street Hold Co Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Asher Grantceased 10/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Fifth Floor
19 Berkeley Street
London
W1J 8ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRANT, Asher
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-05-24
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Recent filings (21 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-25