DANEBURY VINEYARDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02826213 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.78M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,779,934
Cash YoY
+95%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£328k
↑ 95% YoY
Net Worth
-£3.8m
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£409k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3.8m-£2.9m-£2.1m-£1.3m-£429k£409kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£422.0k£253.7k
Current assets£408.5k£240.3k
Cash£328.4k£168.5k
Debtors£7.3k£15.0k
Net assets£-3.78M£-3.51M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-05-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2026-04-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-12-11
    ➖
    PIECH, Sebastian Gregor Antornius resigned
    director
  18. 2012-07-02
    ➕
    WESTROPP, Patrick Jonathan Ralph appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-07-02
    ➖
    DUPAQUIER-GREEN, Simon resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    DUPAQUIER-GREEN, Simon appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    VINCENT, Elizabeth Ellen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-07-09
    ➕
    PIECH, Florian appointed
    director
  23. 2009-07-09
    ➕
    WAINVENHAUS, Charlotte appointed
    director
  24. 2009-07-09
    ➕
    PIECH, Sebastian Gregor Antornius appointed
    director
  25. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    VINCENT, Elizabeth Ellen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-07-01
    ➖
    WESTROPP, Patrick Jonathan Ralph resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-07-01
    ➖
    PIECH, Ernst resigned
    director
  28. 2001-09-17
    ➖
    BISHOP, Ann Maureen resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-09-17
    ➕
    WESTROPP, Patrick Jonathan Ralph appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-09-17
    ➖
    BISHOP, Ann Maureen resigned
    director
  31. 1995-01-13
    ➕
    BISHOP, Ann Maureen appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-01-13
    ➖
    GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1995-01-13
    ➕
    BISHOP, Ann Maureen appointed
    director
  34. 1993-08-26
    ➖
    JOHNS, Michael Stephen Mackelcan resigned
    nominee-director
  35. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    PIECH, Ernst appointed
    director
  36. 1993-08-26
    ➖
    WEIL, Lesa Josephine resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1993-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DANEBURY VINEYARDS LIMITED
  38. 1993-06-11
    ➕
    GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1993-06-11
    ➕
    JOHNS, Michael Stephen Mackelcan appointed
    nominee-director
  40. 1993-06-11
    ➕
    WEIL, Lesa Josephine appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charlotte Wanivenhaus
Individual · Austrian · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2016
Mr Sebastian Piech
Individual · Austrian · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2016
Florian Piech
Individual · Austrian · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Florian Piechceased 10/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1993-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

25 St Thomas Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9HJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

WESTROPP, Patrick Jonathan Ralph→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIECH, Florian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAINVENHAUS, Charlotte→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISHOP, Ann Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2001-09-17
Resigned
DUPAQUIER-GREEN, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2012-07-02
Resigned
VINCENT, Elizabeth Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
WESTROPP, Patrick Jonathan Ralph→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-17 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1995-01-13
Resigned
BISHOP, Ann Maureen→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-01-13 · resigned 2001-09-17
Resigned
JOHNS, Michael Stephen Mackelcan→
nominee-director · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned
PIECH, Ernst→
director · ~97y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
PIECH, Sebastian Gregor Antornius→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-09 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned
WEIL, Lesa Josephine→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-21
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25