DART ABBEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

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01435171 · ltd · incorporated 1979-07-05

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11040

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47610SIC 47610
47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
56101Licenced restaurants

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 31.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 31.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

47 officers (6 active, 47 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

181 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2025-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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ARKWRIGHT, Philip appointed
secretary
2025-07-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-28
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HAMMOND, Peter resigned
secretary
2025-07-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
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MAY, Dominic Peter, Rev. Dom. appointed
director
2025-03-21
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MAY, Peter Dominic, Reverend resigned
director
2025-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-15
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CLARK, Lesley Elizabeth Sherratt resigned
secretary
2023-06-15
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HAMMOND, Peter appointed
secretary
2022-08-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-01
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CLARK, Lesley Elizabeth Sherratt appointed
secretary
2022-07-14
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ROGERS, Zoe Frances resigned
secretary
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-27
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ARKWRIGHT, Philip Anthony appointed
director
2022-06-27
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ROGERS, Zoe Frances appointed
secretary
2022-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-09
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ROACH, Matthew resigned
secretary
2022-05-09
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ROACH, Matthew David resigned
director
2022-02-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-31
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Homes and Communities Agency Trading as Homes England
2021-09-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-15
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PRICKETT, Mark Peter, Dr appointed
director
2021-07-15
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DEACON, Jonathan Roger resigned
secretary
2021-07-15
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ROACH, Matthew appointed
secretary
2021-07-15
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DEACON, Jonathan Roger resigned
director
2021-07-15
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ROACH, Matthew David appointed
director
2021-05-30
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ARNOLD, Vincent Gabriel, Rev. resigned
director
2021-04-09
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CHARLESWORTH, David Roger, Abbot appointed
director
2021-04-09
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STRAW, Gavin Francis, Fr resigned
director
2020-07-14
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MAY, Peter Dominic, Reverend appointed
director
2020-01-09
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COURTNEY, Joseph James, Reverend Dom. resigned
director
2019-07-16
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SMYTH, Rory Daniel, Dom appointed
director
2019-07-16
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COURTNEY, Joseph James, Reverend Dom. appointed
director
2019-03-17
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CHARLESWORTH, David Roger, Abbot resigned
director
2017-06-12
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ARNOLD, Vincent Gabriel, Rev. appointed
director
2017-06-12
➖
MAY, Peter Dominic, Reverend resigned
director
2017-03-17
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CHARLESWORTH, David Roger, Abbot appointed
director
2017-01-18
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CHARLESWORTH, David Roger, Abbot resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Buckfast Abbey Trustees Registered is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Buckfast Abbey Trustees Registered

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DART ABBEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

This company · 01435171

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
Buckfast Abbey Trustees Registered Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1979-07-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC11040 — SIC 11040

Registered office

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast

Buckfastleigh

Devon

TQ11 0EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21