DIVERIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC617514 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-29
    ➕
    MUNRO, Lynn Beverley appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-29
    ➖
    CUMMINGS, Gary resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-10-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-04-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-04-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-25
    ➕
    CUMMINGS, Gary appointed
    director
  20. 2019-10-25
    ➖
    FERRIER, David Mckelvie resigned
    director
  21. 2019-10-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-10-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2019-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As DIVERIA LIMITED
  24. 2019-01-08
    ➕
    FERRIER, David Mckelvie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lynn Beverley Munro
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/10/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gary Cummingsceased 29/10/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr David Mckelvie Ferrierceased 25/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2019-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

35 Taylor Avenue
Cowdenbeath
KY4 9BW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MUNRO, Lynn Beverley→
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMMINGS, Gary→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-25 · resigned 2025-10-29
Resigned
FERRIER, David Mckelvie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-01-08 · resigned 2019-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13