DON DRUITT (SALES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01300145 · ltd · incorporated 1977-02-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£247.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
99 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £247,774

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£248k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£235k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£99k£149k£198k£248kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£249.7k£239.3k
Current assets£234.8k£229.3k
Net assets£247.8k£237.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-31
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    CORKE, Jeremy resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-07-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-18
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-27
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    CORKE, Jeremy appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-04-27
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    officers · AP03
  17. 2018-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-05-11
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    DRUITT, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  19. 2009-09-10
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    DRUITT, Helen Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-04-30
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    JENKINS, Margaret Jessie resigned
    secretary
  21. 1977-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As DON DRUITT (SALES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DRUITT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert James Druitt
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1977-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

Ashfield Farm
Crowcombe
Taunton
TA4 4AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-18
Last: 2026-07-04

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DRUITT, Helen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-10
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Active
DRUITT, Benjamin James→
director · ~34y · appointed 2015-05-11
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Active
DRUITT, Robert James→
director · ~68y
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Active
CORKE, Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-27 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
JENKINS, Margaret Jessie→
secretary · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-31