DURHAM BOX COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02374363 · ltd · incorporated 1989-04-20
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.48M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £10,482,956
Net assets shrinking
Down £746,563 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.3m
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£10m
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£8.9m
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.49M | £14.34M |
| Current assets | £8.93M | £9.70M |
| Cash | £2.28M | £4.15M |
| Debtors | £5.80M | £4.73M |
| Net assets | £10.48M | £11.23M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-07➕MCCONNELL, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07➖O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin resigneddirector
- 2024-10-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-30➕RICHARDSON, David John appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➖MORRIS, Susan Ann resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-30➖MORRIS, Daniel Christian resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➖MORRIS, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➖MORRIS, Susan Ann resigneddirector
- 2023-06-30➕O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-04-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-11-19➕MORRIS, Daniel Christian appointeddirector
- 2014-11-19➕MORRIS, Daniel Christian appointeddirector
- 2000-11-30➖EAVES, Peter resigneddirector
- 1995-09-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Forward Trust Limited
- 1992-09-14➕EAVES, Peter appointeddirector
- 1990-05-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1989-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1989-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DURHAM BOX COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Group structure
Logson Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
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Logson Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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DURHAM BOX COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 02374363
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Logson Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2023 |
Mr Daniel Christian Morris Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael John Morrisceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Susan Ann Morrisceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219
Registered office
2 Franks Road
Bardon Hill
Coalville
LE67 1TT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MCCONNELL, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Daniel Christian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, David John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Susan Ann→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2023-06-30
EAVES, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1992-09-14 · resigned 2000-11-30
MORRIS, Daniel Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2023-06-30
MORRIS, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2023-06-30
MORRIS, Susan Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2023-06-30
O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-06-30 · resigned 2024-11-07
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 19/04/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Forward Trust Forward Trust Limited | Chattels mortgage | 1 property | 01/09/1995 | 22/06/2023 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/05/1990 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 17/07/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (130 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-03