DALESWAY YORKSHIRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04324831 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-19
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£118.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.1y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £118,930
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£168k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£119k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£784k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£195k£390k£585k£780k£976kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£394.5k£588.2k
Current assets£784.1k£975.5k
Cash£167.8k£267.1k
Debtors£616.3k£708.1k
Net assets£118.9k£99.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-13
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  3. 2023-08-05
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  4. 2022-07-07
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  5. 2021-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-08-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  9. 2020-07-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-07-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-07-28
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    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-28
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  13. 2020-07-28
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  14. 2020-07-28
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  15. 2020-07-28
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-07-21
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    RUMBOLL, Nicholas Carnegie appointed
    director
  17. 2020-07-21
    ➕
    RUMBOLL, Richard Jonathan appointed
    director
  18. 2020-07-21
    ➖
    FARNELL, Ian Jeffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2020-07-21
    ➖
    FARNELL, Robina resigned
    director
  20. 2019-11-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2019-11-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-05-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    FARNELL, Ian Jeffrey appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-23
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    DALE, Ronald George resigned
    director
  27. 2008-04-06
    ➖
    FARNELL, Robina resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    FARNELL, Robina appointed
    director
  29. 2001-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As DALESWAY YORKSHIRE LIMITED
  30. 2001-11-19
    ➕
    FARNELL, Robina appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-11-19
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2001-11-19
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2001-11-19
    ➕
    DALE, Ronald George appointed
    director
  34. 2001-11-19
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2001-11-19
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Rumulus Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DALESWAY YORKSHIRE LIMITED
This company · 04324831

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
Rumulus Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Robina Farnellceased 21/07/2020· 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
Incorporated2001-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

101 Galgate Galgate
Barnard Castle
DL12 8ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RUMBOLL, Nicholas Carnegie→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUMBOLL, Richard Jonathan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARNELL, Robina→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-19 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-19 · resigned 2001-11-19
Resigned
DALE, Ronald George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-11-19 · resigned 2009-12-23
Resigned
FARNELL, Ian Jeffrey→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2020-07-21
Resigned
FARNELL, Robina→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2020-07-21
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-11-19 · resigned 2001-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/08/2020—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—26/05/201508/11/2019
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-07-28