DC PROJECTS (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED

📈Growthactive
05991841 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£5.46M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £730,914
Turnover YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Turnover£5.46M£5.65M
Gross profit£1.98M£2.23M
Operating profit£1.80M£1.72M
Profit before tax£730.9k£605.5k
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2023-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  6. 2021-12-15
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  7. 2021-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-10
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    HOPPS, Alastair William appointed
    director
  12. 2018-12-10
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    AUSTIN, Robert John resigned
    director
  13. 2018-12-10
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    COPLEY, Peter Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2018-12-10
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-12-10
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  16. 2018-12-10
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2017-11-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2010-07-02
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    PARRY, Alexander Toby Shedden appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-07-02
    ➕
    PARRY, Alexander Toby Shedden appointed
    director
  22. 2010-07-02
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    DODD, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-07-02
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Robert John appointed
    director
  24. 2010-07-02
    ➕
    COPLEY, Peter Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2010-07-02
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    DODD, Sandra resigned
    director
  26. 2010-07-02
    ➖
    HEWETT, Timothy Cleveland resigned
    director
  27. 2010-07-02
    ➖
    KIRKHAM, Peter resigned
    director
  28. 2010-07-02
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    PHILPOTT, Stephen John Randall resigned
    director
  29. 2010-07-02
    ➖
    RANDALL PHILPOTT, Stephen John resigned
    director
  30. 2010-07-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC ("Security Trustee")
  31. 2007-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (Security Trustee)
  32. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    DODD, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  33. 2007-05-02
    ➖
    EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    DODD, Sandra appointed
    director
  35. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    HEWETT, Timothy Cleveland appointed
    director
  36. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    KIRKHAM, Peter appointed
    director
  37. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    PHILPOTT, Stephen John Randall appointed
    director
  38. 2007-05-02
    ➕
    RANDALL PHILPOTT, Stephen John appointed
    director
  39. 2007-05-02
    ➖
    MIKJON LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2006-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As DC PROJECTS (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED
  41. 2006-11-08
    ➕
    EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2006-11-08
    ➕
    MIKJON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Dc Holdings (Rotherham) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dc Holdings (Rotherham) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DC PROJECTS (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED
This company · 05991841

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
Dc Holdings (Rotherham) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

4 Greengate
Cardale Park
Harrogate
England
HG3 1GY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

PARRY, Alexander Toby Shedden→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPPS, Alastair William→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARRY, Alexander Toby Shedden→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DODD, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2007-05-02
Resigned
AUSTIN, Robert John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2018-12-10
Resigned
COPLEY, Peter Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2018-12-10
Resigned
DODD, Sandra→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
HEWETT, Timothy Cleveland→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
KIRKHAM, Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
PHILPOTT, Stephen John Randall→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
RANDALL PHILPOTT, Stephen John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-05-02 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
MIKJON LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2007-05-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC ("Security Trustee")
Supplemental charge1 property02/07/2010—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC (Security Trustee)
Debenture1 property07/06/2007—
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-04