DJ MARTIN (AT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC474745 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-08
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£152.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £152,261

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£152k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£210k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£48k£96k£144k£192k£239kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£152.3k£144.4k
Current assets£209.7k£239.4k
Net assets£152.3k£144.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2015-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-04-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As DJ MARTIN (AT) LIMITED
  14. 2014-04-08
    MARTIN, Douglas John appointed
    director
  15. 2014-04-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "MARTIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas John Martin
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
75100%
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
Incorporated2014-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

40/42 Brantwood Avenue
Dundee
DD3 6EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARTIN, Douglas John
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-04-08
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-05-18