DAISA ORIGINAL DESIGNS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04729687 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-10
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-167.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £167,723

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£168k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£168k-£115k-£61k-£8k£45k£98kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-128.7k£61.7k
Current assets£71.8k£97.8k
Net assets£-167.7k£-153.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-04-20
    HANNATH, Jade Lauren appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-01-15
    BRUMBY, Claire Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-01-15
    BRUMBY, Claire Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2003-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DAISA ORIGINAL DESIGNS LIMITED
  21. 2003-04-10
    MORGAN, Daisa appointed
    director
  22. 2003-04-10
    BRUMBY, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-04-10
    BRUMBY, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Daisa Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 Concorde House Limber Road
Kirmington
Ulceby
DN39 6YP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HANNATH, Jade Lauren
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-04-20
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Active
MORGAN, Daisa
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-04-10
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Active
BRUMBY, Claire Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2010-01-15
Resigned
BRUMBY, Claire Elizabeth
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2010-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28