DG CENTRAL HEAT LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC542404 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£139.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £139,615
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£140k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£218k
↑ 187% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £304.4k | £75.4k |
| Current assets | £218.1k | £76.1k |
| Net assets | £139.6k | £75.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-08-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-28➖CURRIE, Derek resigneddirector
- 2024-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs DG CENTRAL HEAT LTD
- 2016-08-10➕CURRIE, Gary appointeddirector
- 2016-08-10➕CURRIE, Derek appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Gkj Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
🏛️significant stake
Crc Green Solutions Management Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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DG CENTRAL HEAT LTD
This company · SC542404
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gkj Management Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/08/2025 |
Crc Green Solutions Management Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/08/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gary Currieceased 20/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Derek Currieceased 09/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Derek Currieceased 28/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Gary Currieceased 16/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND SCALE KB LTD.→ SC619269 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GRAVITY ACCESS LTD→ SC824811 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GREENPARK (POLMONT) DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC596396 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GREENTECH (SPORTSTURF) LIMITED→ SC181938 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| GYS SYSTEMS LTD→ SC656836 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| H. ANDERSON ROOFING LTD→ SC729579 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| HALDANE JOINERY SERVICES LTD→ SC362311 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| HAMILTON BUILDERS & PROPERTY CARE LTD.→ SC252587 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| HAVEN JOINERS AND BUILDERS LIMITED→ SC497334 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| HB BUILDINGS LIMITED→ SC567868 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| HEAT WISE INNOVATIONS LTD→ SC777295 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| HEATSAFE HEATING LIMITED→ SC406320 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Office 9 Enterprise House
Springkerse Business Park
Stirling
FK7 7UF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CURRIE, Gary→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2016-08-10
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CURRIE, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2016-08-10 · resigned 2024-09-28
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16