DENSON PITSTOP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13763772 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£205
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29100
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 29201SIC 29201
  • 45190SIC 45190
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £205
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
£205
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£205
Current assets£10.0k
Cash£1
Debtors£10.0k
Net assets£205

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DENSON PITSTOP LTD
  9. 2021-11-24
    KITSON, Linden appointed
    director
  10. 2021-11-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Linden Kitson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75100%
75-100% shares24/11/2021

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
Incorporated2021-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29100 — SIC 29100

Registered office

Unit 411 Thorpe Arch Estate Unit 411
Birch Park, Street 7
Boston Spa
West Yorks
LS23 7FG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KITSON, Linden
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-11-24
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Recent filings (12 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-24