D & E WILSON & SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03023170 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,246,552
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£513k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.43M | £1.31M |
| Current assets | £1.42M | £1.49M |
| Cash | £513.3k | £431.6k |
| Debtors | £683.6k | £727.9k |
| Net assets | £1.25M | £1.21M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01➖WILSON, Gail Lesley resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-01➖WILSON, Gail Lesley resigneddirector
- 2024-01-31➕WILSON, Joseph Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Neil Charles Wilson
- 2023-12-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-12-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-06➕WILSON, Gail Lesley appointeddirector
- 2021-12-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-10-27➖WILSON, Gary David resigneddirector
- 2021-09-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
- 2014-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-02-28➖WILSON, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-10-17➕WILSON, Gail Lesley appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-01➖WILSON, Elizabeth Rose resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-01➖WILSON, Elizabeth Rose resigneddirector
- 2001-01-01➕WILSON, Elizabeth Rose appointeddirector
- 1995-02-20➕WILSON, Neil Charles appointeddirector
- 1995-02-20➕WILSON, Elizabeth Rose appointedsecretary
- 1995-02-20➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-02-20➕WILSON, David Charles appointeddirector
- 1995-02-20➕WILSON, Gary David appointeddirector
- 1995-02-20➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs D & E WILSON & SONS LIMITED
- 1995-02-17➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-02-17➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WILSON, Joseph Charles (same surname) appointed 2024-01-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Wilson Sausages Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wilson Sausages Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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D & E WILSON & SONS LIMITED
This company · 03023170
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilson Sausages Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Charles Wilsonceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gary David Wilsonceased 27/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130
Registered office
60 Bold Street
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 7NX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
WILSON, Joseph Charles→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2024-01-31
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WILSON, Neil Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 1995-02-20
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WILSON, Elizabeth Rose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 2004-10-01
WILSON, Gail Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-17 · resigned 2024-02-01
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-17 · resigned 1995-02-20
WILSON, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 2007-02-28
WILSON, Elizabeth Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2004-10-01
WILSON, Gail Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-04-06 · resigned 2024-02-01
WILSON, Gary David→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 2021-10-27
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-17 · resigned 1995-02-20
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Neil Charles Wilson / Gail Lesley Wilson | A registered charge | — | 31/01/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank Public Company National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2021 | 11/12/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2014 | 01/12/2023 |
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Recent filings (103 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-05