DERSCO LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.5k | £-1.6k |
| Current assets | £48 | £1.8k |
| Cash | £48 | £805 |
| Debtors | — | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £-10.1k | £-8.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2018-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-08-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-08-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-25➖SCOTT, Vanessa resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-23➕SCOTT, Vanessa appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-23➖FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-01➕SCOTT, Deryck Crighton appointeddirector
- 2007-05-01➖ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigneddirector
- 2006-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs DERSCO LTD
- 2006-10-18➕FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-18➕ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanGroup structure
Corre Holdings Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Corre Holdings Sa Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/08/2018 |
Mr Deryck Crighton Scott Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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