DGP HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC626373 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-02
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,546
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 414% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kApr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£7.5k£1.5k
Current assets£15.5k
Cash£1.9k£8.0k
Debtors£13.6k
Net assets£7.5k£1.5k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DGP HOLDINGS LTD
  8. 2019-04-02
    PAYNE, Gillian Elizabeth Emily appointed
    secretary
  9. 2019-04-02
    PAYNE, Daniel Gavin appointed
    director
  10. 2019-04-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Gavin Payne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control02/04/2019
Mrs Gillian Elizabeth Emily Payne
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/04/2019

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · FK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CUMBRAE ASSETS LTD
SC779979 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
D & R CENTRAL PROPERTIES LTD
SC844757 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
DALM PROPERTIES LTD
SC655506 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
DCHJ LIMITED
SC788888 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
DEPARTMENT P LTD
SC696550 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
DIAMOND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
SC160711 · est 1995 · no financials extracted
30y
DIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
SC228996 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
24y
DJ&P CARRONSHORE LTD
SC641151 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
DOUBLE U PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
SC848872 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
DUCK STORAGE LIMITED
SC846499 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
DUNAVERIG LTD.
SC217921 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
25y
DUNAVON PROPERTIES LTD
SC842521 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Anbro Church Road
California
Falkirk
FK1 2BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PAYNE, Gillian Elizabeth Emily
secretary · appointed 2019-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAYNE, Daniel Gavin
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-04-02