DEEJAYS NIGHTCLUB LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC444722 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-11
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
£197.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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 (78/100)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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £197,407
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£113k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£197k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£129k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £199.1k | £176.3k |
| Current assets | £129.3k | £109.2k |
| Cash | £113.0k | £93.9k |
| Debtors | £4.3k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £197.4k | £175.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-13➕BROWN & MCRAE LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-05-13➖BROWN & MCRAE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-05-13📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-05-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs DEEJAYS NIGHTCLUB LIMITED
- 2013-03-11➕FORSYTH, Mark Downie appointeddirector
- 2013-03-11➕BROWN & MCRAE appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Downie Forsyth Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Bank House
Seaforth Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9BB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN & MCRAE LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORSYTH, Mark Downie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-11
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BROWN & MCRAE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2021-05-13
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02