DIXON SKIPS LTD

🌳Matureactive

06011149 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-28

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38210

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	800	800

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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2023-09-05
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2022-09-29
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2021-09-28
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2020-09-28
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2019-09-30
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2018-09-28
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2018-01-02
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2018-01-02
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2012-10-01
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BEDDOWS, Michelle Amy appointed
director
2012-10-01
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BEDDOWS, Samuel Mark appointed
director
2012-10-01
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BEDDOWS, Joanne resigned
secretary
2012-10-01
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BEDDOWS, Joanne resigned
director
2012-10-01
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BEDDOWS, Mark Scott Howard resigned
director
2006-11-28
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Company incorporated
As DIXON SKIPS LTD
2006-11-28
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BEDDOWS, Joanne appointed
secretary
2006-11-28
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BEDDOWS, Joanne appointed
director
2006-11-28
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BEDDOWS, Mark Scott Howard appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Samuel Mark Beddows Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/11/2016
Miss Michelle Amy Beddows Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark Scott Howard Beddowsceased 29/11/2016· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BJZ GROUP LTD→ 12756321 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
CLEAN MY WASTE LTD→ 15997747 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CLEAN PLANET NORTHWEST LTD→ 15652542 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
COMPLETE METERING SERVICES LTD→ 11403156 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
CORE BUILDING SERVICES DESIGN LTD→ 14641573 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
CROMPTON WASTE REMOVALS LTD→ 16326280 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
CROWN GAS AND POWER LIMITED→ 07980591 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
DALY PLASTICS LIMITED→ 07279081 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
DTBWASTE LIMITED→ 16137243 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ECO CONTAINERS LIMITED→ 13730820 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ECOSTORE LIMITED→ 03990072 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
EDGE WASTE LIMITED→ 11267410 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-11-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210

Registered office

142 Chorley New Road

Bolton

BL1 4NX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BEDDOWS, Michelle Amy→

director · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-01

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Active

BEDDOWS, Samuel Mark→

director · ~38y · appointed 2012-10-01

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Active

BEDDOWS, Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2012-10-01

Resigned

BEDDOWS, Joanne→

director · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2012-10-01

Resigned

BEDDOWS, Mark Scott Howard→

director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2012-10-01

Resigned

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