DCH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC776173 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 67 → 60
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: earlyzombie
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_storyzombie_hold
  • Opportunity score: 6760
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • +1 more
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: earlyzombie
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_storyzombie_hold
  • Opportunity score: 6760
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • +1 more
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (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: 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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jul 2024Jul 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

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. 2025-11-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-10-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-10-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DCH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD
  9. 2023-07-18
    CROSS, David appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-18
    📄
    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 · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-31

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Cross
Individual · British · DOB 08/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/07/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Retail · ML postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
KAMCO RETAIL LTD
SC355651 · est 2009
£141.0k17y8387y
ABDUL MAJID & SON LIMITED
SC351446 · est 2008
£7.3k17y8265y
ADAPTOCARE LTD.
SC197202 · est 1999
£2.00M27y8287y
C & R SUPPLIES LIMITED
SC223691 · est 2001
£86.7k24y8263y
DAMN DELICIOUS LIMITED
SC334088 · est 2007
130018y8260y
IMPERIAL BAR (AIRDRIE) LIMITED
SC260090 · est 2003
£139.3k22y8268y
KSL TRADING AND MARKETING LIMITED
SC159770 · est 1995
£29.6k30y8264y
MLD ZAMBONINI LIMITED
SC326339 · est 2007
19y8276y
SANDRO AND SONS LIMITED
SC160375 · est 1995
£17.0k30y8264y
TUITE LTD
SC388864 · est 2010
£50515y8262y
TYRRELLS OF BURNBANK LIMITED
SC317554 · est 2007
£317.6k19y8262y
AHM PROPERTY LIMITED
SC322515 · est 2007
£61.1k19y8177y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

19 Hollandbush Grove
Hamilton
ML3 8AL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CROSS, David
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-18