DCL KITCHENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04545027 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-25
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
£150.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £150,399

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£150k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£226k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£45k£90k£136k£181k£226kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£150.4k£121.5k
Current assets£225.9k£176.0k
Net assets£150.4k£121.5k

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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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  2. 2025-03-03
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-03-03
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-03-01
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    LAWSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-05
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  7. 2022-12-16
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  8. 2021-12-10
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  9. 2020-12-20
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  10. 2019-11-18
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2017-12-21
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  13. 2016-12-19
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  14. 2015-12-18
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  15. 2015-11-10
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  16. 2002-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As DCL KITCHENS LIMITED
  17. 2002-09-25
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    LAWSON, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-25
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    LAWSON, Catherine appointed
    director
  19. 2002-09-25
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    LAWSON, David Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2002-09-25
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-09-25
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LAWSON, Andrew (same surname) appointed 2025-03-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David Alan Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

Unit 1 Bootham Lane Industrial
Estate Dunscroft
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN7 4JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LAWSON, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-25
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Active
LAWSON, Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-01
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Active
LAWSON, Catherine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-09-25
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Active
LAWSON, David Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-09-25
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Active
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-25 · resigned 2002-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-03
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officers · AP01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25