DEADLINE GROUP LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1984-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DEADLINE GROUP LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deadline Despatch Ltd Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Deadline Despatch Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Deadline Despatch Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CREATIVE INDUSTRIES PROPERTY SUMMIT LIMITED→ 15862228 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DDA FIRE LIMITED→ 06480014 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| DEADLINE COURIERS LIMITED→ 03366732 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| DED GUD LIMITED→ 15574071 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DELTAMIND SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 14393928 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DESPATCH DEADLINES LIMITED→ 03366728 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| DIGLIS WATER ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05747889 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| DINKY DOOS & DINKY DONTS LTD→ 16672247 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIRECT TOUCH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 05353292 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| DLA IGNITE LTD→ 11962355 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DMD HEALTH CARE LTD→ 14376426 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DOVE EQUESTRIAN LLP→ OC453540 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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