D NESS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.44M | £2.26M |
| Current assets | £1.04M | £871.3k |
| Cash | £256.9k | £122.9k |
| Debtors | — | £36.9k |
| Net assets | £2.42M | £2.26M |
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.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2016-09-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs D NESS LIMITED
- 2010-08-17➕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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander George Robertson Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 14/07/2017 |
Sandra Ruth Robertson Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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