DPD FIRE & SAFETY CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC655255 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
  • 84250SIC 84250
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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, 3 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
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 £3,228
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,665 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£28.3k£35.2k
Current assets£39.7k£36.7k
Net assets£3.2k£14.9k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
    ➕
    BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-03-06
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2026-02-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-05-02
    ➖
    BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-09
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-10-01
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-03-20
    ➕
    BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-03-20
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2020-03-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DPD FIRE & SAFETY CONSULTANTS LTD
  20. 2020-02-21
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Daniel Patrick appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Patrick Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 9 Buchanan Business Centre
183 Cumbernauld Road
Glasgow
G33 6HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell→
secretary · appointed 2026-03-06
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Active
DOHERTY, Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2022-10-01
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Active
DOHERTY, Daniel Patrick→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-21
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Active
BAIRD, Iain Sydney Russell→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-20 · resigned 2023-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20