DJK MOTORS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC506265 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-26.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,473
Cash YoY
+463%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↑ 463% YoY
Net Worth
-£26k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 161% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-14.3k | £-16.8k |
| Current assets | £21.6k | £8.3k |
| Cash | £20.0k | £3.6k |
| Debtors | £1.6k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £-26.5k | £-32.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-16📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2016-10-07➕DUKE, Leona appointeddirector
- 2015-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs DJK MOTORS LTD
- 2015-05-19➕DUKE, Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Duke Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
34 Lang Grove
Bathgate
EH48 2GT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DUKE, Graham→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31