DURACK TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC711758 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£896
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £896
Net assets shrinking
Down £556 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£896
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£781£2k£2k£3k£4kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Total assets£896£1.5k
Current assets£1.2k£3.9k
Net assets£896£1.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-10-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DURACK TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
  9. 2021-10-08
    SIMPSON, Ryan James appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-08
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan James Simpson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Durack House
Arabella
Tain
IV19 1QJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SIMPSON, Ryan James
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-08
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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-08