DRCA GROUP LTD

🌱Startupactive
15775595 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-09-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-02-14
    PRIESTLEY, William resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRCA GROUP LTD
  6. 2024-06-13
    HARRISON, James appointed
    director
  7. 2024-06-13
    PRIESTLEY, William appointed
    director
  8. 2024-06-13
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30
2550%
25-50% shares13/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Priestleyceased 14/02/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2024-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Bungalow Silverdale Farm
Thorpe Lane
Leeds
LS10 4EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-13OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HARRISON, James
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-06-13
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Active
PRIESTLEY, William
director · ~22y · appointed 2024-06-13 · resigned 2025-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-13