DICKINSON ENVIRONMENTAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
05420199 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,126,317
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.1m
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£439k£877k£1.3m£1.8m£2.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.29M£1.96M
Current assets£2.19M£1.61M
Cash£2.13M£1.55M
Debtors£68.0k£59.1k
Net assets£2.13M£1.74M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-04-02
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    DICKINSON, Damian John resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-10
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2022-10-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-07-16
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Philip Arnold resigned
    director
  17. 2018-07-04
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Philip Arnold resigned
    secretary
  18. 2018-07-04
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2018-07-04
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-07-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Karen appointed
    director
  22. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Philip Arnold appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Damian John appointed
    director
  25. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Margaret appointed
    director
  26. 2006-02-13
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Philip Arnold appointed
    director
  27. 2005-04-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-04-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DICKINSON ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
  30. 2005-04-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-04-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 "DICKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 20 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Arnold Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/04/2017

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
Incorporated2005-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Dickinson House
Corporation Road
Rochdale
Lancs
OL11 4EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DICKINSON, Karen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKINSON, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKINSON, Philip Arnold→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-11
Resigned
DICKINSON, Damian John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned
DICKINSON, Margaret→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
DICKINSON, Philip Arnold→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-02