DCM RECRUITMENT LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14184979 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees3300

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2024-08-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-05-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As DCM RECRUITMENT LTD
  11. 2022-06-21
    MELLON, James Peter appointed
    director
  12. 2022-06-21
    MULHOLLAND, Douglas Charles appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-21
    RABY, Charlie Philip appointed
    director
  14. 2022-06-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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: 2026-07-04

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

3 Shire Garth
Welbury
Northallerton
DL6 2SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MELLON, James Peter
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-21
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Active
MULHOLLAND, Douglas Charles
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-21
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Active
RABY, Charlie Philip
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-21
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-21