DY CIVILS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.8k | £953 |
| Current assets | £9.6k | £10.9k |
| Cash | £2.0k | — |
| Debtors | £7.6k | — |
| Net assets | £4.8k | £953 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs DY CIVILS LIMITED
- 2022-01-24➕KERR, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24➕KERR, Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Kerr Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/01/2022 |
Ms Yvonne Kerr Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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