DEWLAY CHEESEMAKERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00681381 · ltd · incorporated 1961-01-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.97M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £21,971,291
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5.4m
↓ 7.1% YoY
Net Worth
£22m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£20m
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.51M | £21.38M |
| Current assets | £19.64M | £16.16M |
| Cash | £5.42M | £5.83M |
| Debtors | £8.54M | £5.82M |
| Net assets | £21.97M | £19.59M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-01➕DAUNT, Conor Patrick appointeddirector
- 2011-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-07-05➖KENYON, William Neil resigneddirector
- 2008-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Fairmount Trustees Services Limited, Mrs D Kenyon, Mr W Kenyon, Mr N Kenyon and Mr R Kenyon (As Trustees of the Dew Lay Pension Fund)
- 2008-04-05➕KENYON, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2008-04-05➕KENYON, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2008-04-05➖KENYON, John Samuel resigneddirector
- 1996-05-24➕KENYON, John Samuel appointeddirector
- 1994-06-26➖KENYON, George resigneddirector
- 1961-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DEWLAY CHEESEMAKERS LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard William Kenyon Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nicholas John Kenyon Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511
Registered office
Garstang By Pass Road
Garstang
Preston Lancashire
PR3 0PR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DAUNT, Conor Patrick→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENYON, Nicholas John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2008-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENYON, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2008-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENYON, George→
Resigneddirector · ~115y · resigned 1994-06-26
KENYON, John Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1996-05-24 · resigned 2008-04-05
KENYON, William Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2009-07-05
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/04/2008 | 22/12/2011 | |
| satisfied | Fairmount Trustees Services , Mrs D Kenyon, Mr W Kenyon, Mr N Kenyon and Mr R Kenyon (As Trustees of the Dew Lay Pension Fund) Fairmount Trustees Services Limited, Mrs D Kenyon, Mr W Kenyon, Mr N Kenyon and Mr R Kenyon (As Trustees of the Dew Lay Pension Fund) | Legal charge | 1 property | 10/04/2008 | 22/12/2011 |
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Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04