D AND D GLASGOW LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC476779 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-06
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £3,946
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£88k
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.6k | — |
| Current assets | £88.2k | — |
| Cash | £21.3k | — |
| Debtors | £49.9k | — |
| Net assets | £3.9k | — |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-14➕RANDEV, Ritesh Kumar appointeddirector
- 2020-07-14➖RANDEV, Arun Kumar resigneddirector
- 2020-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs D AND D GLASGOW LIMITED
- 2014-05-06➕RANDEV, Arun Kumar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ritesh Randev Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Arun Kumar Randevceased 23/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Trade services · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D K B DESIGNS LIMITED→ SC339445 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| D.K AESTHETICS LTD→ SC542223 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DAPPER ENTERPRISE LTD→ SC839393 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DARA THAI MASSAGE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS LIMITED→ SC737305 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DAVE MOODY CONTRACTS LIMITED→ SC569697 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DAVID MACDONALD LIMITED→ SC010505 · est 1919 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 106y | — | — |
| DEAN CEMETERY TRUST LTD., (THE)→ SC033307 · est 1958 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| DECENCY SERVICES LTD→ SC874404 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DELTA MARLEN UK LIMITED→ SC545428 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DETAIL HAIR LTD→ SC353532 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| DEWAR ARTS AWARDS→ SC233774 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DGADJ EDINBURGH KILTMAKERS LTD→ SC641641 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Livingston Lodge Hotel Hawk Brae
Ladywell West
Livingston
EH54 6TW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
RANDEV, Ritesh Kumar→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RANDEV, Arun Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-05-06 · resigned 2020-07-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-27