DBK ONE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC712147 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £200
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£200
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net assets | £200 | £200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
11
filings
- • 4 capital
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
Last 180 days
14
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 capital
- • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-13📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2026-03-13⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2026-03-13📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2026-03-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-13📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-03-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03📄second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
- 2025-11-03📄second-filing-change-details-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-11-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs DBK ONE LIMITED
- 2021-10-13➕TAYLOR, Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2021-10-13➕TAYLOR, Bradley appointeddirector
- 2021-10-13➕TAYLOR, Kevin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-03-13: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Danielle Taylor Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/03/2026 |
Kendall Taylor Individual · British · DOB 05/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kevin Taylorceased 09/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Bradley Taylorceased 28/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Adria House Hareness Circle
Altens Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB12 3LY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TAYLOR, Bradley→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2021-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-03-13
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-03-13
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-13
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-03-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
2025-11-03
second-filing-change-details-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC04
2025-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23