DQ ENGINEERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC734324 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-01
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23➖LIPO, Nusara resigneddirector
- 2026-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-14➕LIPO, Nusara appointeddirector
- 2022-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DQ ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2022-06-01➕QUIGLEY, David appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Quigley Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Leslie Quigleyceased 20/06/2022· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
26 Bridgend Crescent
Moodiesburn
Glasgow
G69 0JG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
QUIGLEY, David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIPO, Nusara→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-14 · resigned 2026-04-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-21