DECUS LTD
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 gazette
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2026-07-28🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-29➕HANLEY, Reece Darren appointeddirector
- 2025-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DECUS LTD
- 2025-01-28➕HUTCHINSON, Ashton appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-28
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Reece Darren Hanley Individual · British · DOB 11/1998 · age 28 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 28/01/2025 |
Mr Ashton Hutchinson Individual · British · DOB 01/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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