DARTFORCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02837753 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,241
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,581 YoY
Cash YoY
+167%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 167% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£2.2k£4.8k
Current assets£25.1k£28.9k
Cash£8.5k£3.2k
Debtors£-5.4k£3.7k
Net assets£2.2k£4.8k

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.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-02-17
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  3. 2025-02-13
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  4. 2024-07-05
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  5. 2023-03-01
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  6. 2022-01-13
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-12
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  8. 2021-02-04
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  9. 2020-03-03
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  10. 2019-02-19
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  11. 2018-03-16
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  12. 2017-07-28
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  13. 2016-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-06
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  15. 2015-07-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Charles Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2008-07-07
    ➕
    PROPERTY SERVICES PLUS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-07-07
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Linda Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-07
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, Charles Edward resigned
    director
  20. 2007-07-07
    ➖
    REYNOLDS, Linda Ann resigned
    secretary
  21. 1994-05-25
    ➖
    CONWAY, Robert resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1994-05-25
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Linda Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 1994-05-25
    ➖
    COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 1994-05-25
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Charles Edward appointed
    director
  25. 1993-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DARTFORCE LIMITED
  26. 1993-07-20
    ➕
    CONWAY, Robert appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1993-07-20
    ➕
    COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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

1 med ·
Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Ann Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Charles Edward Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

First Floor 234 Green Lane
London
SE9 3TL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PROPERTY SERVICES PLUS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REYNOLDS, Charles Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REYNOLDS, Linda Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONWAY, Robert→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-07-20 · resigned 1994-05-25
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Linda Ann→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 2007-07-07
Resigned
COWAN, Graham Michael→
nominee-director · ~83y · appointed 1993-07-20 · resigned 1994-05-25
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Charles Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-05-25 · resigned 2008-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-03