D E PRODUCT LABELS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC266672 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£221.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £221,582
Net assets shrinking
Down £74,428 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£148k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£222k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£278k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£73k£145k£218k£290k£363kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£232.9k£305.0k
Current assets£277.8k£363.1k
Cash£148.1k£240.8k
Debtors£97.8k£67.7k
Net assets£221.6k£296.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2023-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2019-08-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-03-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-04-22
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    EDWARDS, Lesley Ann resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-07-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2004-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As D E PRODUCT LABELS LTD.
  23. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    EDWARDS, David Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Lesley Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-04-19
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-04-19
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alan Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Pavilion 2 Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

EDWARDS, David Alan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Lesley Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2016-04-22
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2004-04-19
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2004-04-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—05/03/201909/05/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property20/07/201215/08/2019

Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12