DODDINGTON DAIRY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04416978 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒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
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10519
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10520SIC 10520
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees14001600

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-10-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2005-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2002-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DODDINGTON DAIRY LIMITED
  19. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    MAXWELL, George Neill appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Jacqueline Anne, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-04-15
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-04-15
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-04-15
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Jacqueline Anne Maxwell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Neill Maxwellceased 28/04/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2002-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10519 — SIC 10519

Registered office

North Doddington Farmhouse
Doddington
Wooler
NE71 6AN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MAXWELL, George Neill→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAXWELL, Jacqueline Anne, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-04-15
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-15 · resigned 2002-04-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-15 · resigned 2002-04-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/02/200521/10/2010

Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-28