DASH COMPONENTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05290025 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-18
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
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 16.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,066,563
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£324k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£213k£427k£640k£853k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.33M£1.39M
Current assets£1.03M£1.05M
Cash£323.5k£382.6k
Debtors£281.0k£249.1k
Net assets£1.07M£1.03M

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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  4. 2026-05-20
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  5. 2025-11-28
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  6. 2025-02-04
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  7. 2025-02-04
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  8. 2024-12-17
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  9. 2024-11-12
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  10. 2024-10-11
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  11. 2024-10-10
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  14. 2024-07-11
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  15. 2023-12-22
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  16. 2023-11-15
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  23. 2023-11-15
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  24. 2021-10-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  25. 2021-07-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2021-05-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2010-09-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2010-07-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2010-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2008-10-01
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    WALLACE MAHER, Kayleigh appointed
    director
  31. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    METCALF, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    MAHER, Christopher appointed
    director
  33. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    METCALF, Caroline appointed
    director
  34. 2004-11-19
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  35. 2004-11-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  36. 2004-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DASH COMPONENTS LTD
  37. 2004-11-18
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2004-11-18
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Vibe One Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vibe One Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DASH COMPONENTS LTD
This company · 05290025

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vibe One Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Kayleigh Wallace Maherceased 18/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Ms Caroline Metcalfceased 18/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher Maherceased 18/05/2026· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13990 — SIC 13990

Registered office

Halidon House 17d Windmill Way West
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

METCALF, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-30
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Active
MAHER, Christopher→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-30
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Active
METCALF, Caroline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALLACE MAHER, Kayleigh→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-10-01
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2004-11-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2004-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property28/07/2021—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property29/05/202125/10/2021
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property14/09/2010—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security executed on 31ST may 20101 property07/07/2010—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property21/05/2010—
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Recent filings (95 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-11
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officers · CH03
2024-10-10
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