D.W.HODGES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00653799 · ltd · incorporated 1960-03-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£116.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 33.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £116,917
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,586 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£117k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£195k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £239.1k | £287.2k |
| Current assets | £195.1k | £174.9k |
| Debtors | £91.3k | £82.8k |
| Net assets | £116.9k | £158.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-12-18➕HODGES, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 1995-06-23➖HODGES, Douglas Glenville resigneddirector
- 1995-05-11➕HODGES, Frank Richard appointedsecretary
- 1995-05-11➕HODGES, Margaret Rose appointeddirector
- 1995-05-11➖HODGES, Marjorie Jane resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-11➖HODGES, Marjorie Jane resigneddirector
- 1993-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1960-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs D.W.HODGES LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HODGES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Margaret Rose Hodges Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/12/2016 |
Mr Paul Richard Hodges Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/12/2016 |
Mr Frank Richard Hodges Individual · British · DOB 07/1943 · age 83 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Higher Marsh Farm
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9QZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
HODGES, Frank Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-05-11
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Active
HODGES, Margaret Rose→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 1995-05-11
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HODGES, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-12-18
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HODGES, Marjorie Jane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-05-11
HODGES, Douglas Glenville→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1995-06-23
HODGES, Marjorie Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~112y · resigned 1995-05-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 12/02/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (105 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
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2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-07