DEC CONTAINMENT UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06017793 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-04

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46140

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-07-05
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accounts · AA
2025-10-02
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accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
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address · AD01
2021-07-23
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mortgage · MR01
2021-07-14
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accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ubs Switzerland Ag
2021-07-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-29
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DIETRICH, Frederic appointed
director
2021-06-29
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DIETRICH, Yves Francois appointed
director
2021-06-29
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BROADBENT, Jane Elizabeth Frances resigned
secretary
2021-06-29
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PRICE, Ronald resigned
director
2021-06-29
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officers · TM02
2021-06-29
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officers · TM01
2021-06-29
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officers · AP01
2021-06-29
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officers · AP01
2021-02-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-01-01
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PRICE, Ronald appointed
director
2006-12-04
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Company incorporated
As DEC CONTAINMENT UK LIMITED
2006-12-04
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BROADBENT, Christopher appointed
director
2006-12-04
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BROADBENT, Jane Elizabeth Frances appointed
secretary
2006-12-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-12-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-12-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-12-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES 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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

Fydec Holdings Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fydec Holdings Sa

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DEC CONTAINMENT UK LIMITED

This company · 06017793

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Fydec Holdings Sa Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Christopher Broadbentceased 29/06/2021· significant influence
Ronald Priceceased 27/02/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated2006-12-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Beetham Suite Clawthorpe Hall Business Centre

Burton In Kendal

Carnforth

LA6 1NU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-18

Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BROADBENT, Christopher→

director · ~57y · appointed 2006-12-04

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Active

DIETRICH, Frederic→

director · ~60y · appointed 2021-06-29

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Active

DIETRICH, Yves Francois→

director · ~65y · appointed 2021-06-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROADBENT, Jane Elizabeth Frances→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2021-06-29

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2006-12-04

Resigned

PRICE, Ronald→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2021-06-29

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2006-12-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Ubs Switzerland Ag	A registered charge	1 property	13/07/2021	—

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