DE'ATH & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05380830 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    SHIELDS, Daisy Constance May appointed
    director
  18. 2009-12-01
    ➖
    SHALJEAN, Reuben resigned
    director
  19. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    SHALJEAN, Reuben resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As DE'ATH & SONS LIMITED
  21. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    DE'ATH, Johnathan appointed
    director
  22. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    SHALJEAN, Reuben appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-03-02
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    SHALJEAN, Reuben appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-02
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-03-02
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DE'ATH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Daisy Constance May Shields
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Jonathan De'Ath
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
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
Incorporated2005-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Ground Floor, Seneca House Links Point
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DE'ATH, Johnathan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHIELDS, Daisy Constance May→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHALJEAN, Reuben→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2005-03-02
Resigned
SHALJEAN, Reuben→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2009-12-01
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2005-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10