DECC LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC616627 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-19

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 18 → 19

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 18 → 19

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£-7.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

19 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 £7,004

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£7k

↑ 70% YoY

Current Assets

£66k

↑ 52% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-7.0k	£-23.2k	£-27.9k
Current assets	£66.0k	£43.4k	£39.4k
Net assets	£-7.0k	£-23.2k	£-27.9k

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 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-07-17
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accounts · AA
2025-09-12
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accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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accounts · AA
2023-08-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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accounts · AA
2021-09-08
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accounts · AA
2020-12-10
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accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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address · AD01
2019-02-27
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CONNON, Cherie Julie resigned
director
2019-02-27
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CONNON, Eleisha Sarah-Jane resigned
director
2019-02-27
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officers · TM01
2019-02-27
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officers · TM01
2019-02-27
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officers · CH01
2018-12-19
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Company incorporated
As DECC LTD
2018-12-19
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CONNON, Julie Ann appointed
secretary
2018-12-19
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CONNON, Julie Ann appointed
director
2018-12-19
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CONNON, Michael William David appointed
director
2018-12-19
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CONNON, Cherie Julie appointed
director
2018-12-19
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CONNON, Eleisha Sarah-Jane appointed
director
2018-12-19
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-12-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

18 North Silver Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CONNON, Julie Ann→

secretary · appointed 2018-12-19

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Active

CONNON, Julie Ann→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-12-19

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Active

CONNON, Michael William David→

director · ~66y · appointed 2018-12-19

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Active

CONNON, Cherie Julie→

director · ~39y · appointed 2018-12-19 · resigned 2019-02-27

Resigned

CONNON, Eleisha Sarah-Jane→

director · ~36y · appointed 2018-12-19 · resigned 2019-02-27

Resigned

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