DH COMMERCIAL KITCHENS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC479850 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£219
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £219

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£219
↑ 107% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£5k£13k£21k£29k£36kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£219£-3.0k
Current assets£36.4k£35.4k
Net assets£219£-3.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 change-of-name
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-07-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-06-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    HALL, Lewis Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DH COMMERCIAL KITCHENS LTD
  21. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, Greg William appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-06-11
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    HALL, Lewis Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-11
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  27. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2014-06-11
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Greg William Drummond
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lewis Andrew Hallceased 01/06/2019· 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
Incorporated2014-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

Clyde Offices
West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DRUMMOND, Greg William→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned
HALL, Lewis Andrew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20