DRAGONFLY FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02631793 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-3.42M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,422,612
Cash YoY
+48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£432k
↑ 48% YoY
Net Worth
-£3.4m
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↑ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6.7m-£4.8m-£2.9m-£964k£941k£2.8mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£3.50M£2.69M
Current assets£2.85M£1.60M
Cash£431.9k£292.7k
Debtors£1.62M£714.9k
Net assets£-3.42M£-6.68M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-08-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-08-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2025-07-30
    ➖
    HAYASHI, Yoshihiro resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-30
    ➖
    MASUKAWA, Yurika resigned
    director
  10. 2025-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-07-31
    ➖
    LAWES, Richard Neville resigned
    director
  16. 2022-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    BURTON, Gareth Graham appointed
    director
  18. 2022-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-02-02
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    LAWES, Richard Neville appointed
    director
  20. 2022-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-01-19
    ➖
    WICKHAM, Stephen Matthew resigned
    director
  22. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-12-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2019-12-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    HORIKAWA, Shunzo appointed
    director
  27. 2019-12-20
    ➖
    OGUCHI, Naohisa resigned
    director
  28. 2019-03-04
    ➖
    ROBSON, Amanda Jayne resigned
    secretary
  29. 2019-03-04
    ➖
    ROBSON, Amanda Jayne resigned
    director
  30. 2019-01-02
    ➕
    WICKHAM, Stephen Matthew appointed
    director
  31. 2018-07-05
    ➖
    PLEVEY, Peter Frederick resigned
    director
  32. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    HAYASHI, Yoshihiro appointed
    director
  33. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    MASUKAWA, Yurika appointed
    director
  34. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    OGUCHI, Naohisa appointed
    director
  35. 2012-07-16
    ➖
    BOREHAM, Dawn resigned
    secretary
  36. 2012-07-16
    ➕
    ROBSON, Amanda Jayne appointed
    secretary
  37. 2012-07-16
    ➖
    BOREHAM, Dawn resigned
    director
  38. 2012-07-16
    ➖
    BOREHAM, Richard Simon Jeremy resigned
    director
  39. 2012-07-09
    ➕
    PLEVEY, Peter Frederick appointed
    director
  40. 2012-07-09
    ➕
    ROBSON, Amanda Jayne appointed
    director
  41. 1991-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DRAGONFLY FOODS LIMITED
  42. 1991-07-23
    ➕
    BOREHAM, Dawn appointed
    secretary
  43. 1991-07-23
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1991-07-23
    ➕
    BOREHAM, Dawn appointed
    director
  45. 1991-07-23
    ➕
    BOREHAM, Richard Simon Jeremy appointed
    director
  46. 1991-07-23
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1991-01-23
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 1991-01-23
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HAYASHI, Yoshihiro resigned 2025-07-30; MASUKAWA, Yurika resigned 2025-07-30

Group structure

Dragonfly Foods Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dragonfly Foods Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
DRAGONFLY FOODS LIMITED
This company · 02631793

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
Dragonfly Foods Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/07/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hikari Miso (Uk) Limitedceased 30/07/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Unit 7 King Place Hitchcocks Business Park
Uffculme
Exeter
Devon
EX15 3FH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

BURTON, Gareth Graham→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORIKAWA, Shunzo→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOREHAM, Dawn→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 2012-07-16
Resigned
ROBSON, Amanda Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-16 · resigned 2019-03-04
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 1991-01-23
Resigned
BOREHAM, Dawn→
director · ~84y · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 2012-07-16
Resigned
BOREHAM, Richard Simon Jeremy→
director · ~86y · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 2012-07-16
Resigned
HAYASHI, Yoshihiro→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
LAWES, Richard Neville→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-02 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
MASUKAWA, Yurika→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2025-07-30
Resigned
OGUCHI, Naohisa→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2019-12-20
Resigned
PLEVEY, Peter Frederick→
director · ~82y · appointed 2012-07-09 · resigned 2018-07-05
Resigned
ROBSON, Amanda Jayne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-09 · resigned 2019-03-04
Resigned
WICKHAM, Stephen Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-01-02 · resigned 2022-01-19
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 1991-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05