2 D SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04723595 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-04

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.94M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 42210

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,941,541

Cash YoY

-9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£706k

↓ 9.3% YoY

Net Worth

£1.9m

↑ 6.4% YoY

Current Assets

£2.0m

↑ 2.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.99M	£1.88M
Current assets	£2.01M	£1.97M
Cash	£705.8k	£777.8k
Debtors	£1.29M	£1.18M
Net assets	£1.94M	£1.83M

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-01
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DICKS, Philip resigned
director
2020-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-09-28
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DICKS, Angela Jane resigned
secretary
2020-05-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-05-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-03-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-09
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DICKS, Angela Jane resigned
director
2019-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-01-01
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DICKS, Oliver John appointed
director
2013-04-08
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DICKS, Thomas appointed
director
2007-02-01
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DICKS, Angela Jane appointed
secretary
2007-01-31
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TARREN, Anne resigned
secretary
2006-04-30
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DANIELS, Richard resigned
director
2003-04-04
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Company incorporated
As 2 D SERVICES LIMITED
2003-04-04
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TARREN, Anne appointed
secretary
2003-04-04
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DANIELS, Richard appointed
director
2003-04-04
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DICKS, Angela Jane appointed
director
2003-04-04
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DICKS, Philip appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

2 D Services Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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2 D Services Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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2 D SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 04723595

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
2 D Services Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	09/03/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Philip Dicksceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mrs Angela Jane Dicksceased 09/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42210 — SIC 42210

Registered office

The Old Post Office

41-43 Market Place

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 3HR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-18

Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DICKS, Oliver John→

director · ~38y · appointed 2017-01-01

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Active

DICKS, Thomas→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-04-08

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Active

DICKS, Angela Jane→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2020-09-28

Resigned

TARREN, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-04 · resigned 2007-01-31

Resigned

DANIELS, Richard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-04 · resigned 2006-04-30

Resigned

DICKS, Angela Jane→

director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-04 · resigned 2020-03-09

Resigned

DICKS, Philip→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-04 · resigned 2021-03-01

Resigned

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