A DAVIES REMOVALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04599135 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
58 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees500

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-01
    ➕
    WHITE, Sarah appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-11-29
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    DAVIES, Dawn appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    DAVIES, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2002-11-27
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-11-27
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2002-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A DAVIES REMOVALS LIMITED
  22. 2002-11-25
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-11-25
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 "DAVIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 Dawn Davies
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Davies
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

9 Donnington Park
85 Birdham Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 7AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIES, Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-29
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Active
DAVIES, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-11-29
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Active
WHITE, Sarah→
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25