D T SCREEN LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC214102 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-22

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£134.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 17230

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £134,128

Net assets shrinking

Down £18,022 YoY

Cash YoY

+5%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£127k

↑ 4.9% YoY

Net Worth

£134k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£133k

↓ 7.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£134.1k	£152.2k
Current assets	£132.8k	£143.3k
Cash	£127.3k	£121.4k
Debtors	£782	£5.4k
Net assets	£134.1k	£152.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 2 capital
• 1 insolvency

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-12-19
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capital · SH19
2025-12-19
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legacy
capital · SH20
2025-12-19
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-12-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-15
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accounts · AA
2018-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2008-12-01
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MULLER, Fiona appointed
secretary
2008-12-01
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HUSTON, Keith resigned
secretary
2008-12-01
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HUSTON, Keith resigned
director
2001-03-09
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MULLER, Derek appointed
director
2001-03-09
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HUSTON, Keith appointed
secretary
2001-03-09
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HUSTON, Keith appointed
director
2000-12-22
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Company incorporated
As D T SCREEN LTD
2000-12-22
➕
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-22
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-22
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-12-22
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-12-22
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-12-22
➖
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-12-19: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Derek Muller Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Muller Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-12-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC17230 — SIC 17230

Registered office

9 Ainslie Place

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 6AT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MULLER, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MULLER, Derek→

director · ~65y · appointed 2001-03-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUSTON, Keith→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2000-12-22

Resigned

HUSTON, Keith→

director · ~55y · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2000-12-22

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2000-12-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-01-06

confirmation-statement

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-24

capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure

capital · SH19

2025-12-19

legacy

capital · SH20

2025-12-19

legacy

insolvency · CAP-SS

2025-12-19

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-24