ARNOLD DAVIES PULLET REARERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00910773 · ltd · incorporated 1967-07-14
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
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-06
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-02
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-05-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 1967-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARNOLD DAVIES PULLET REARERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John David Malcolm Fox Davies
Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82
75100%
75-100% shares07/11/2016

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
Incorporated1967-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Swancote Farm
Swancote
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV15 5HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

FOX DAVIES, John David Malcolm
secretary
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FOX - DAVIES, Edward Lance
director · ~57y
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FOX - DAVIES, John David Malcolm
director · ~82y
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FOX - DAVIES, Simon John
director · ~58y
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Recent filings (105 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26