DVLPTL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC665656 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-30
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DVLPTL LTD
  9. 2020-06-30
    CUNNINGHAM, George Gordon appointed
    director
  10. 2020-06-30
    📄
    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 6 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Gordon Cunningham
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, George Gordon
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-06-30
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-30