DALZIEL CLEANING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC424742 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees18001900

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-07-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-08
    DALZIEL, Rungnapa resigned
    director
  12. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-06-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DALZIEL CLEANING SERVICES LTD
  20. 2012-05-23
    DALZIEL, Drew James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-05-23
    DALZIEL, Drew James appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-23
    DALZIEL, Rungnapa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "DALZIEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Drew James Dalziel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rungnapa Dalzielceased 08/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services

Registered office

30 Stirling Road
Team Dalziel Office 4
Airdrie
ML6 7JA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DALZIEL, Drew James
secretary · appointed 2012-05-23
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Active
DALZIEL, Drew James
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-23
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Active
DALZIEL, Rungnapa
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2022-02-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31