D MCBRIDE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC603883 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-30
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 opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 63
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 71 → 63
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Cash YoY
+50100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£502
↑ 50100% YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£21kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£4.8k£6.8k
Current assets£6.8k£21.4k
Cash£502£1
Debtors£6.3k£21.4k
Net assets£1£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-06-12
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  11. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  12. 2019-10-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D MCBRIDE LTD
  14. 2018-07-30
    ➕
    MCBRIDE, Darriol appointed
    director
  15. 2018-07-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCBRIDE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darriol Mcbride
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

33 Stewart Drive
Irvine
KA12 0RN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCBRIDE, Darriol→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-07-30
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-13