DOUC LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16090556 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-20
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
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£-3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of beer
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,211

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 3025% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£1k£286£2k£4k£6kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£-3.1k£-2.4k
Current assets£5.5k£177
Net assets£-3.2k£-2.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOUC LIMITED
  4. 2024-11-20
    BIRD, Elliot Anthony appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-20
    BJERKAN, Tomas appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-20
    FALLS, Thomas appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-20
    SUGGITT, Thomas Michael John appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-11-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-11-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

45/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11050 — Manufacture of beer

Registered office

Penank
Whenby
York
YO61 4SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BIRD, Elliot Anthony
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Active
BJERKAN, Tomas
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Active
FALLS, Thomas
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Active
SUGGITT, Thomas Michael John
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-11-20
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-20