DALROD (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03184366 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-11
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees282500

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 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. 2025-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-03-10
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  14. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-06-01
    ➖
    LANE, Walter resigned
    director
  17. 2003-02-08
    ➕
    LANE, David Anthony appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-02-08
    ➖
    LANE, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-02-08
    ➖
    LANE, Margaret resigned
    director
  20. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    LANE, David Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    LANE, Joanne appointed
    director
  22. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    LANE, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-06-18
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    LANE, Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    LANE, Walter appointed
    director
  26. 1996-06-18
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1996-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DALROD (UK) LIMITED
  28. 1996-04-11
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1996-04-11
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Group structure

The Dalgroup Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Dalgroup Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
DALROD (UK) LIMITED
This company · 03184366

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Dalgroup Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Anthony Laneceased 03/10/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated1996-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

7a Welbeck Way
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 7WH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LANE, David Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANE, David Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANE, Joanne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANE, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2003-02-08
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 1996-06-18
Resigned
LANE, Margaret→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2003-02-08
Resigned
LANE, Walter→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-01
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-11 · resigned 1996-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15