DDF RENOVATIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC537131 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-03

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-9.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

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 (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £9,787

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£10k

Current Assets

£4k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£-9.1k
Current assets	£3.6k
Net assets	£-9.8k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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2026-02-27
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2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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address · AD01
2023-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-07
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accounts · AA
2018-03-15
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officers · TM01
2018-02-28
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FREW, Douglas William resigned
director
2018-01-26
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2017-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-03
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Company incorporated
As DDF RENOVATIONS LTD.
2016-06-03
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FREW, Donald Iain appointed
director
2016-06-03
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FREW, Douglas William appointed
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Iain Frew Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-06-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Studio 303 Embroidery Mill

Abbey Mill Business Centre

Paisley

PA1 1TJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-16

Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FREW, Donald Iain→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-06-03

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Active

FREW, Douglas William→

director · ~37y · appointed 2016-06-03 · resigned 2018-02-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-19

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-23

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-01-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-11-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-16