DTS EXPRESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC502550 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-07
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 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52219SIC 52219
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 4 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,930

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£817
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£2k-£1k-£682£68£817Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-2.9k£-2.3k
Current assets£817£630
Net assets£-2.9k£-2.3k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    KADERE, Laura resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-05
    ➖
    KADERE, Laura resigned
    secretary
  15. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    KADERE, Laura appointed
    director
  16. 2015-05-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2015-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2015-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DTS EXPRESS LTD
  19. 2015-04-07
    ➕
    DIMANTS, Dairis, Mr. appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-07
    ➕
    KADERE, Laura appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-04-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dairis Dimants
Individual · Latvian · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

5 Haugh Road
Stirling
FK9 5AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DIMANTS, Dairis, Mr.→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-04-07
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Active
KADERE, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-07 · resigned 2015-05-05
Resigned
KADERE, Laura→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-06