DIGIT SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.7k | — |
| Current assets | £10.6k | — |
| Net assets | £-1.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGIT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2015-02-09➕MACONOCHIE, James appointeddirector
- 2015-02-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Maconochie Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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 · Property · KA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROWLIN PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC688823 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| D WILSON LETTINGS LTD→ SC875431 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAEDALUS PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC222335 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| DMG PROPERTY LTD→ SC626229 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DMS (SHELF) NO. 248 LIMITED→ SC307722 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| DMVE TRUSTEE LIMITED→ SC043088 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 60y | — | — |
| DN DESIGN PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD→ SC767823 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DOWNIE CAPITAL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC555480 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| DR DUNDONALD OFFICES LTD→ SC868884 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRUMMOND OF BELLFIELD LIMITED→ SC669482 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| DRUMPELLIER & MT. VERNON ESTATES LTD→ SC882724 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DRYBRIDGE PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC879554 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 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 →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
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.