DOTTRIDGE BROTHERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01676028 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-05
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
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
26 officers (2 active, 26 linked, 17 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
164 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-10
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-01-10
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    termination-secretary-company
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-11
    TATE, Emily Sarah appointed
    director
  10. 2025-07-11
    LONG, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  11. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-31
    MAFFEI, Westley Anthony resigned
    secretary
  13. 2024-12-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-06-01
    BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen appointed
    director
  18. 2024-06-01
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  19. 2024-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2024-01-31
    DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra resigned
    director
  23. 2024-01-31
    EDWARDS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  24. 2024-01-31
    LONG, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2023-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-10-01
    OGDEN, Darren resigned
    director
  27. 2023-08-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  28. 2023-08-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  29. 2023-07-31
    GEORGE, Timothy Francis resigned
    secretary
  30. 2023-07-31
    MAFFEI, Westley Anthony appointed
    secretary
  31. 2023-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2023-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  33. 2023-06-28
    EAMES, Angela resigned
    director
  34. 2023-06-28
    OGDEN, Darren appointed
    director
  35. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  36. 2022-11-16
    CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott resigned
    director
  37. 2022-11-10
    EAMES, Angela appointed
    director
  38. 2022-04-01
    CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott appointed
    director
  39. 2022-04-01
    JUDD, Andrew resigned
    director
  40. 2022-02-06
    DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra appointed
    director
  41. 2022-02-06
    LATHBURY, Alan resigned
    director
  42. 2020-12-14
    JUDD, Andrew appointed
    director
  43. 2020-12-14
    LATHBURY, Alan appointed
    director
  44. 2020-12-14
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry resigned
    director
  45. 2020-12-14
    WHITTERN, Stephen Lee resigned
    director
  46. 2020-04-03
    MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch resigned
    director
  47. 2020-04-03
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry appointed
    director
  48. 2018-11-27
    PORTMAN, Richard Harry resigned
    secretary
  49. 2018-11-08
    GEORGE, Timothy Francis appointed
    secretary
  50. 2008-12-29
    HINDLEY, Peter Talbot resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Associated Funeral Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Associated Funeral Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
DOTTRIDGE BROTHERS LIMITED
This company · 01676028

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Associated Funeral Services Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1982-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

4 King Edwards Court
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B73 6AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (2 active · 24 resigned)

BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
TATE, Emily Sarah
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-07-11
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Active
BULKELEY, Russell
secretary · appointed 1995-09-01 · resigned 1998-09-10
Resigned
GEORGE, Timothy Francis
secretary · appointed 2018-11-08 · resigned 2023-07-31
Resigned
HYMAN, Martin Barry
secretary · appointed 1998-09-10 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned
MAFFEI, Westley Anthony
secretary · appointed 2023-07-31 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
MINKLEY, Michelle
secretary · appointed 1991-03-28 · resigned 1991-07-31
Resigned
PARKES, Nicola Louise
secretary · resigned 1991-03-28
Resigned
PORTMAN, Richard Harry
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2018-11-27
Resigned
POWELL, Christopher Gary
secretary · appointed 1991-07-31 · resigned 1995-09-01
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2022-11-16
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-06 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
EAMES, Angela
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-11-10 · resigned 2023-06-28
Resigned
EDWARDS, Nicholas John
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-01-31 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Peter Talbot
director · ~83y · resigned 2008-12-29
Resigned
HODSON, Graham Philip
director · ~76y · resigned 1991-11-27
Resigned
JUDD, Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
LATHBURY, Alan
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2022-02-06
Resigned
LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 2002-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (164 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-10
termination-secretary-company
officers · TM02
2026-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-20