D FARRELL & CO LTD

🌳Matureactive
04536007 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-16
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£287.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £287,151

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£287k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£390k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£82k£164k£245k£327k£409kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£337.2k£332.0k
Current assets£389.8k£408.8k
Net assets£287.2k£282.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-19
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  7. 2021-10-22
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  8. 2020-11-18
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  9. 2020-06-29
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  10. 2019-06-24
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  11. 2018-06-29
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  12. 2017-06-28
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  13. 2016-06-29
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  14. 2015-10-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2006-04-06
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    FARRELL, Suzanne Helen appointed
    director
  16. 2002-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As D FARRELL & CO LTD
  17. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    FARRELL, Suzanne Helen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    FARRELL, Darren appointed
    director
  19. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-09-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-09-16
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-09-16
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FARRELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +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
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Farrell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr Darren Farrell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/09/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

T/A Knightsbridge Neckwear, Unit 7 Brewery Close, Barker Business Park
Melmerby
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 5NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FARRELL, Suzanne Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-16
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Active
FARRELL, Darren→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-09-16
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Active
FARRELL, Suzanne Helen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-06
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2002-09-16
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2002-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18