DEKROD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03946912 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
92 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-10➕WHARTON, Christopher Derek appointeddirector
- 2026-02-10➖HILL, Derek resigneddirector
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-01➕ASHER, Kerry Daniel appointeddirector
- 2021-10-31➖CHARKER, Linda resigneddirector
- 2021-09-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-09-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-09➕LEE, Jacqueline Carol appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-09➖CHARKER, Terry Keith resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14➕CHARKER, Terry Keith appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-14➖HILL, Derek resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-14➕HILL, Derek appointeddirector
- 2018-04-04➕STARK, Anthony Graham appointeddirector
- 2018-02-28➖STARK, Jean resigneddirector
- 2012-07-30➖STORER, Claire resigneddirector
- 2012-07-23➕CHARKER, Linda appointeddirector
- 2011-09-01➖SMITH, Roderick Ian resigneddirector
- 2011-09-01➕STORER, Claire appointeddirector
- 2005-01-15➕STARK, Jean appointeddirector
- 2001-12-11➕LEE, Jacqueline Carol appointeddirector
- 2001-01-17➕ENGLAND, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2000-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs DEKROD LIMITED
- 2000-03-14➕HALLAM, Christopher Alwyn appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-14➖HALLAM, Christopher Alwyn resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-14➕HILL, Derek appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-14➕MARSHALL, Stephen Francis appointeddirector
- 2000-03-14➖MARSHALL, Stephen Francis resigneddirector
- 2000-03-14➕SMITH, Roderick Ian appointeddirector
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
- -5 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 82 — 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 82 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.)
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| DRAIN LINING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 11004532 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ECO SKIP HIRE LIMITED→ 03508428 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| EGREMONT SOLAR FARM LIMITED→ 13621636 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ENERVESTMENT LIMITED→ 09211858 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FAIR DEAL UTILITIES UK LIMITED→ 15007853 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FS DESTRUCTION LTD→ 13308966 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GERLAN HYDRO LIMITED→ 07719352 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| GRANGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 14993279 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GREEN GROUP COMMERCIAL WASTE LTD→ 16897863 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Light House
Stoneyfield Bank
Belper
DE56 1GA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)
LEE, Jacqueline Carol→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-09-09
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ASHER, Kerry Daniel→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-11-01
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ENGLAND, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-01-17
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LEE, Jacqueline Carol→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2001-12-11
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STARK, Anthony Graham→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2018-04-04
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WHARTON, Christopher Derek→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-02-10
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CHARKER, Terry Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2021-09-09
HALLAM, Christopher Alwyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2000-03-14
HILL, Derek→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2019-01-14
CHARKER, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-07-23 · resigned 2021-10-31
HILL, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2026-02-10
MARSHALL, Stephen Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2000-03-14
SMITH, Roderick Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2011-09-01
STARK, Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2005-01-15 · resigned 2018-02-28
STORER, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2012-07-30
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Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-03