D & G ABERDEEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC265500 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-25
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-03-30
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-03-24
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    BEVILACQUA, Carolyn Daniel resigned
    director
  17. 2014-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-04-02
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    BEVILACQUA, Dino appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-02
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    BEVILACQUA, Dino appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-04-02
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    BEVILACQUA, Carolyn Daniel appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-02
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    BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As D & G ABERDEEN LIMITED
  24. 2004-03-25
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    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-03-25
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    BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dino Bevilacqua
Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Marco Bevilacqua
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

13 Rosewell Place
Aberdeen
AB15 6HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BEVILACQUA, Dino→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-02
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Active
BEVILACQUA, Dino→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-04-02
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Active
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
BEVILACQUA, Carolyn Daniel→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2015-03-24
Resigned
BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-16