DON TAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC702664 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-25
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
£305.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.6y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £305,028
Cash YoY
+128%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↑ 128% YoY
Net Worth
£305k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£629k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£126k£252k£377k£503k£629kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£771.8k£365.4k
Current assets£629.1k£555.2k
Cash£27.8k£12.2k
Debtors£595.4k£534.9k
Net assets£305.0k£198.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited
  9. 2021-07-05
    STAFFORD, Paul Francis appointed
    director
  10. 2021-07-05
    GREIG, Alan Grant resigned
    director
  11. 2021-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-06-25
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    Company incorporated
    As DON TAR LTD
  16. 2021-06-25
    GREIG, Alan Grant appointed
    director
  17. 2021-06-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Paul Francis Stafford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares05/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Grant Greigceased 05/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STAFFORD, Paul Francis
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-07-05
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Active
GREIG, Alan Grant
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-06-25 · resigned 2021-07-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Advantedge Commercial Finance (North)
Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited
A registered charge07/10/2021
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-05