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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive 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 (59/100)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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
77 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
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-16➕KIRWAN, Tom Joseph appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➖BUITELAAR, Amanda Patricia resigneddirector
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-05➕MCALLISTER, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2015-05-05➕BUITELAAR, Amanda Patricia appointeddirector
- 2005-04-15➖HARRIS, Philip resigneddirector
- 2001-02-01➕GUNNER, David Bosworth appointeddirector
- 2001-02-01➕HARRIS, Philip appointeddirector
- 2000-02-21➕GUNNER, David Bosworth appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-21➕CANVIN, Edwin John Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-02-21➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-21➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs DALQUINTO LIMITED
- 1999-12-07➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-12-07➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amanda Patricia Buitelaar Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/06/2022 |
Mr David Bosworth Gunner Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Edwin John Richard Canvin Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
GUNNER, David Bosworth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-02-21
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CANVIN, Edwin John Richard→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2000-02-21
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GUNNER, David Bosworth→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2001-02-01
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KIRWAN, Tom Joseph→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-06-16
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MCALLISTER, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-05-05
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2000-02-21
BUITELAAR, Amanda Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2026-04-30
HARRIS, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2005-04-15
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2000-02-21
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Recent filings (77 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
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