C & J DORNOM LIMITED

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04638995 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,008,498
Net assets shrinking
Down £120,013 YoY
Cash YoY
+441%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£170k
↑ 441% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£288k£576k£863k£1.2m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.02M£1.18M
Current assets£1.38M£1.44M
Cash£170.3k£31.5k
Debtors£569.0k£544.9k
Net assets£1.01M£1.13M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2024-02-07
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  4. 2024-01-17
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  5. 2023-01-20
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  6. 2021-12-13
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  7. 2020-11-11
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  8. 2019-11-08
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  9. 2019-01-07
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  10. 2018-05-18
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  11. 2018-04-30
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    capital · SH20
  12. 2018-04-30
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    insolvency · CAP-SS
  13. 2018-04-30
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-12-11
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  15. 2016-12-02
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  16. 2003-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As C & J DORNOM LIMITED
  17. 2003-01-16
    ➕
    DORNOM, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-01-16
    ➕
    DORNOM, Christopher David appointed
    director
  19. 2003-01-16
    ➕
    DORNOM, Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2003-01-16
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-01-16
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-01-16
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-01-16
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "DORNOM" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2018-04-30: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Dornom
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Christopher David Dornom
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

Stallenge Thorne, Hockworthy
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 0NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DORNOM, Jane Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORNOM, Christopher David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORNOM, Jane Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2003-01-16
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-16 · resigned 2003-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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2026-01-16
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2025-12-23
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2025-01-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA01
2024-02-07
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accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
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accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-08