DYNAMIC TANK STORAGE LIMITED

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SC319414 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-23
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: medium (77/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-05-09
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-11-29
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    HALLER, Harald resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-12-31
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    SANDBERG, Hans Sebastian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DYNAMIC TANK STORAGE LIMITED
  19. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    JACOBSSON, Lars Valentin appointed
    director
  20. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    HALLER, Harald appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lars Valentin Jacobsson
Individual · Swedish · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Union Plaza
1 Union Wynd
Aberdeen
AB10 1SL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SANDBERG, Hans Sebastian→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-31
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Active
JACOBSSON, Lars Valentin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-03-23
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Active
HALLER, Harald→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2011-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18