DECORATIVE PANELS HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00792998 · ltd · incorporated 1964-02-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
26 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 38.5y
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 38.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
26 charges (26/26 with lender, 26/26 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (7 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
168 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-01➕SAWYER, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2022-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-01➕TAYLOR, Charlotte Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-06-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-16🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
- 2021-06-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-14🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
- 2021-06-14🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
- 2021-06-14🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2018-12-31➖FORWARD, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2012-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2012-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2011-07-01➕DALTON, Philip appointeddirector
- 2011-01-28🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-11-24🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2009-04-01➕FORWARD, Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2009-03-05🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2009-03-05🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2002-11-07🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2002-11-07🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2001-03-31➖FORWARD, Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2001-03-31➖MACINNES, Ian Crombie resigneddirector
- 2001-03-31➖TURNER, Leslie Frank resigneddirector
- 2001-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2001-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2001-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2001-03-05🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2001-01-12🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Ppg Land Limited
- 2001-01-04🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2001-01-04🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2001-01-04🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2000-12-12🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2000-05-01➕JONES, Tania Elizabeth appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 76 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
11 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Richard Gaunt Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Guy Metcalfe Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated1964-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
Century House
Premier Way Lowfields Business
Park, Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 9HF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18
Officers (7 active · 6 resigned)
JONES, Tania Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALTON, Philip→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Tania Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAWYER, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Charlotte Louise→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAUNT, Frank Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-04-30
FORWARD, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2018-12-31
FORWARD, Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2001-03-31
GAUNT, Frank Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2000-04-30
MACINNES, Ian Crombie→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2001-03-31
TURNER, Leslie Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2001-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
26
Total charges
11
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:26 of 26 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 28/01/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement | 1 property | 05/03/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/03/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/03/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | Ppg Land Ppg Land Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/01/2001 | 27/02/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 04/01/2001 | 03/10/2012 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 04/01/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 04/01/2001 | 03/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Book debts debenture | 1 property | 12/12/2000 | 24/11/2010 | |
| outstanding | Forward Trust Group Forward Trust Group Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 30/12/1997 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 02/04/1997 | 07/03/2001 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 14/03/1997 | 27/05/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge on book debts | 1 property | 21/08/1995 | 07/11/2002 | |
| outstanding | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 04/07/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | Griffin Factors Liited | Fixed equitable charge | 1 property | 09/06/1995 | 07/11/2002 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/01/1995 | 07/03/2001 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Charge | 1 property | 06/05/1992 | 05/05/1995 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/05/1992 | 18/05/1995 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 06/05/1992 | 25/11/1998 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 26/09/1991 | 13/09/1995 | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 16/11/1990 | 08/09/1997 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/01/1988 | 07/03/2001 |
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Recent filings (168 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-23