DEWSTONE CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03057028 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-16
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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  2. 2024-04-24
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  3. 2023-06-06
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  4. 2022-05-19
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  5. 2022-03-09
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  6. 2021-06-18
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  7. 2021-05-18
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  8. 2020-06-30
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  9. 2019-06-25
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  10. 2018-06-27
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  11. 2017-06-26
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  12. 2016-06-20
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  13. 2016-06-08
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  14. 2015-05-30
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  15. 2015-05-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-04-10
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    WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-04-10
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    WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina appointed
    director
  18. 2007-04-10
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    INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2005-07-12
    ➖
    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-12
    ➕
    INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-01-01
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    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-01
    ➖
    WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina resigned
    secretary
  23. 1995-08-14
    ➕
    WHITFIELD, Brian appointed
    director
  24. 1995-08-14
    ➕
    WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-08-14
    ➖
    IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-08-14
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    IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1995-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DEWSTONE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  28. 1995-05-16
    ➕
    IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-05-16
    ➕
    IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 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

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
Mr Brian Whitfield
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Regina Whitfield
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated1995-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

9 Low Road
Worlaby
Brigg
DN20 0LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITFIELD, Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2005-07-12
Resigned
WHITFIELD, Tracy Regina→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-14 · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
IMC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-16 · resigned 1995-08-14
Resigned
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-12 · resigned 2007-04-10
Resigned
IMC CORPORATE NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-16 · resigned 1995-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29