DRON & DICKSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00221355 · ltd · incorporated 1927-04-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33140

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46180Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
46520SIC 46520
46760SIC 46760

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 37.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 37.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (7 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

194 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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2025-03-18
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officers · CH01
2025-03-18
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officers · CH01
2025-03-18
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officers · CH01
2025-03-18
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officers · CH01
2025-03-18
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officers · CH03
2025-03-18
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address · AD01
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2025-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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WEST, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2024-01-25
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accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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accounts · AA
2021-01-04
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accounts · AA
2019-12-30
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accounts · AA
2019-04-02
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officers · AP01
2019-03-18
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STRANG, John Charles appointed
director
2019-01-16
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officers · TM01
2019-01-15
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MAVER, Colin resigned
director
2019-01-04
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officers · AP01
2019-01-03
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COLLINS, Leonard Peter appointed
director
2018-12-31
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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LAFFERTY, Gerard resigned
director
2018-10-01
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IRWIN, Thomas William Redmond appointed
director
2018-10-01
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MCHATTIE, Bruce Alexander appointed
director
2011-07-14
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Charge satisfied #14
2011-07-07
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2011-07-07
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Charge satisfied #13
2011-07-07
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Charge satisfied #12
2011-07-07
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Charge satisfied #11
2011-07-04
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2011-06-27
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2009-10-01
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2009-03-12
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MCKENNA, Thomas Lindsay resigned
director
2008-12-19
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LAFFERTY, Gerard appointed
director
2008-09-19
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Charge satisfied #8
2008-07-31
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PLANK, David Allan resigned
director
2008-07-29
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Charge satisfied #10
2008-07-29
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Charge satisfied #9
2008-07-29
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Charge satisfied #6
2008-07-29
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Charge satisfied #5
2007-10-15
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-08-31
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ROWLEY, Colin Michael appointed
secretary
2007-08-31
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ROWLEY, Marian Irene resigned
secretary
2007-08-31
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ROWLEY, Arthur resigned
director
2007-08-31
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Charge registered #12
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2007-08-20
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Charge registered #11
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2007-01-24
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited (The Security Holder)
2006-10-31
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ROWLEY, Marian Irene resigned
director
2005-10-26
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Charge satisfied #7

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Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Dron & Dickson Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dron & Dickson Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DRON & DICKSON LIMITED

This company · 00221355

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dron & Dickson Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/10/2016

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

Incorporated1927-04-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Dron & Dickson, Unit 2 Boundary Road

Harfreys Industrial Estate

Great Yarmouth

NR31 0LY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31