DJB TRENCHLESS TECHNIQUES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC108762 · ltd · incorporated 1988-01-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 34.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-12➖BOYLE, David James resigneddirector
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1994-12-19➕BOYLE, Linda Wilson appointedsecretary
- 1994-12-19➕BOYLE, Linda Wilson appointeddirector
- 1994-12-19➖BOYLE, David James resignedsecretary
- 1994-09-19➖TAYLOR, Peter resigneddirector
- 1991-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1988-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs DJB TRENCHLESS TECHNIQUES LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David James Boyle Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
The Birks Titwood Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 6RP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BOYLE, Linda Wilson→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-12-19
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BOYLE, Linda Wilson→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1994-12-19
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BOYLE, David James→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-12-19
BOYLE, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2026-03-12
TAYLOR, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 1994-09-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 02/12/1991 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-16