DONN SHELDON ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC288284 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£171.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £171,362
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,841 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£171k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£350k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£75k£150k£225k£300k£374kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£179.8k£230.5k
Current assets£349.6k£374.5k
Cash£1.8k—
Debtors£297.8k—
Net assets£171.4k£216.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-01
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    DONN, Pamela Susan resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-15
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    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-06-12
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-02-12
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    FAIRLAMB, Pauline resigned
    director
  10. 2024-02-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-23
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    DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte appointed
    director
  16. 2019-07-23
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-06-12
    ➕
    FAIRLAMB, Pauline appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-12
    ➖
    FAIRLAMB, Pauline resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-20
    ➖
    DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte resigned
    director
  22. 2014-05-19
    ➕
    DONN, Pamela Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    FAIRLAMB, Pauline appointed
    director
  24. 2013-11-01
    ➖
    FAIRLAMB, Pauline resigned
    director
  25. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte appointed
    director
  26. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    TARELLI, Peter resigned
    secretary
  27. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    TARELLI, Peter resigned
    director
  28. 2012-02-29
    ➖
    DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte resigned
    director
  29. 2012-02-27
    ➕
    FAIRLAMB, Pauline appointed
    director
  30. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    TARELLI, Peter appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-04-16
    ➖
    WATT, Nicola Brenda resigned
    secretary
  32. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    TARELLI, Peter appointed
    director
  33. 2005-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DONN SHELDON ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  34. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    WATT, Nicola Brenda appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DONN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Alan Hedley Whyte Donn
Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75
50–75%
—50-75% shares28/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

21 Forbes Place
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1UT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TARELLI, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
WATT, Nicola Brenda→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2014-06-20
Resigned
DONN, Alan Hedley Whyte→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned
DONN, Pamela Susan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
FAIRLAMB, Pauline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-06-12 · resigned 2024-02-12
Resigned
FAIRLAMB, Pauline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
FAIRLAMB, Pauline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
TARELLI, Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04