G.H. AND V.E. DAVIES AND SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02819806 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£11.55M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,548,254
Cash YoY
+309%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£620k
↑ 309% YoY
Net Worth
£12m
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2.3m£4.6m£6.9m£9.2m£12mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£13.01M£12.11M
Current assets£1.74M£1.99M
Cash£620.5k£151.8k
Debtors£361.6k£822.2k
Net assets£11.55M£11.12M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-03
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    DAVIES, George Henry resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-08-12
    ➕
    DAVIES, Rachel May appointed
    director
  19. 2000-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 1997-07-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 1995-04-06
    ➕
    DAVIES, Philip George appointed
    director
  22. 1993-06-08
    ➕
    DAVIES, Valerie Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 1993-06-08
    ➕
    DAVIES, Valerie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 1993-06-08
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-06-08
    ➕
    DAVIES, George Henry appointed
    director
  26. 1993-06-08
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1993-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G.H. AND V.E. DAVIES AND SON LIMITED
  28. 1993-05-20
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1993-05-20
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachel May Davies
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2025
Mr Philip George Davies
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1993-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Sugden Farm
Wellington Telford
Shropshire
TF6 6NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIES, Valerie Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-08
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Active
DAVIES, Philip George→
director · ~54y · appointed 1995-04-06
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Active
DAVIES, Rachel May→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Valerie Elizabeth→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-20 · resigned 1993-06-08
Resigned
DAVIES, George Henry→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-08 · resigned 2025-01-03
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-20 · resigned 1993-06-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property02/10/2000—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/07/1997—
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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-10