DYCOL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01067501 · ltd · incorporated 1972-08-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£218.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 49.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 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 £218,534
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£219k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£166k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £218.5k | £208.4k |
| Current assets | £165.8k | £187.0k |
| Net assets | £218.5k | £208.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1999-02-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-02-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1998-08-01➕PENFOLD, Helen Lily appointedsecretary
- 1998-08-01➕PENFOLD, James William appointeddirector
- 1998-08-01➖COLYER, Derek John resignedsecretary
- 1998-08-01➖COLYER, Derek John resigneddirector
- 1998-08-01➖COLYER, Douglas Frederick resigneddirector
- 1998-08-01➖COLYER, Trevor Garth resigneddirector
- 1983-05-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1976-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1972-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs DYCOL LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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.)
Group structure
Dycol Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Dycol Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DYCOL LIMITED
This company · 01067501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dycol Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CLEARWATER STUD LIMITED→ 11463230 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CROFTS & FINDLAY (FARMERS) LTD→ 12747910 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| DRAYTON SHEEP FARMING LIMITED→ 13231843 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| E.W.G.BRADDICK LIMITED→ 00618018 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Greenfield Road
Westoning
Beds
MK45 5JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
PENFOLD, Helen Lily→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PENFOLD, James William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLYER, Derek John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-08-01
COLYER, Derek John→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 1998-08-01
COLYER, Douglas Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1998-08-01
COLYER, Trevor Garth→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1998-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/02/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/02/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/05/1983 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/07/1976 | — |
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Recent filings (88 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-02