DACK CONVERSIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14028890 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£266.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29201
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £266,315

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£350k
Net Worth
£266k
Current Assets
£779k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£268.4k
Current assets£779.2k
Cash£349.6k
Debtors£183.1k
Net assets£266.3k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2023-12-13
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2023-12-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As DACK CONVERSIONS LTD
  11. 2022-04-06
    DACK, Leo James appointed
    director
  12. 2022-04-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "DACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leo James Dack
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2022
Mr Ian Arthur Farrington
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2023

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
Incorporated2022-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29201 — SIC 29201

Registered office

Lincoln Fields Business Park
Paving Way
Lincoln
LN6 3QW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DACK, Leo James
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-04-06
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-06