DONHOT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02355244 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-03
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£302.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £302,667
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£53k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£303k
↑ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£173k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £305.5k | £281.0k |
| Current assets | £173.1k | £217.9k |
| Cash | £53.3k | £204.7k |
| Debtors | £110.9k | £4.8k |
| Net assets | £302.7k | £277.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04➖BOWKETT, Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-21➕BROOKE, Rachael Louise appointeddirector
- 2009-08-13➕BOWKETT, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 2009-08-13➖DEMONNE, Tanya Marie Micheline resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-25➖BROOKE, Gillian resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-25➕DEMONNE, Tanya Marie Micheline appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-15➖BROOKE, Gillian resigneddirector
- 1998-11-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1989-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs DONHOT LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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 signalMultiple 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 37 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rachael Louise Brooke Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/05/2025 |
Mr Christopher Ian Brooke Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130
Registered office
18 Northgate
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BROOKE, Rachael Louise→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWKETT, Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2022-08-04
BROOKE, Gillian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-01-25
DEMONNE, Tanya Marie Micheline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-25 · resigned 2009-08-13
BROOKE, Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 2001-03-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/11/1998 | 24/02/2026 |
Recent filings (101 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24