DALQUINTO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03890134 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-07
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-18
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-05-27
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-05-05
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    BUITELAAR, Amanda Patricia appointed
    director
  17. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    MCALLISTER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  18. 2005-04-15
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    HARRIS, Philip resigned
    director
  19. 2001-02-01
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    GUNNER, David Bosworth appointed
    director
  20. 2001-02-01
    ➕
    HARRIS, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2000-02-21
    ➕
    GUNNER, David Bosworth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-02-21
    ➕
    CANVIN, Edwin John Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2000-02-21
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-02-21
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DALQUINTO LIMITED
  26. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Amanda Patricia Buitelaar
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/06/2022
Mr David Bosworth Gunner
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Edwin John Richard Canvin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10130 — SIC 10130

Registered office

Bankwood Road
Stapleton
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 3DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

GUNNER, David Bosworth→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-21
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Active
BUITELAAR, Amanda Patricia→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
CANVIN, Edwin John Richard→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-02-21
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Active
GUNNER, David Bosworth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-02-01
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Active
MCALLISTER, Andrew James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2000-02-21
Resigned
HARRIS, Philip→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2005-04-15
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2000-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03