PFF (DORSET) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06227543 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-26
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 18.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.9y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-30
    ➖
    BROOKS, Sally-Ann resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2023-01-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2022-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-07-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-07-01
    ➕
    GEORGE, John Philip appointed
    director
  15. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    MILLS, Angela resigned
    director
  16. 2020-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-03-01
    ➕
    PARIO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2018-03-01
    ➖
    IMAGILE SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2018-02-21
    ➕
    MILLS, Angela appointed
    director
  23. 2018-02-21
    ➖
    WHITTINGTON, John resigned
    director
  24. 2017-11-01
    ➖
    GEORGE, John Philip resigned
    director
  25. 2013-01-01
    ➖
    ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    IMAGILE SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2012-09-27
    ➖
    CARDEN, Simon Dennis resigned
    director
  28. 2012-09-27
    ➖
    CROFT, David John resigned
    director
  29. 2012-03-08
    ➕
    ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2012-03-08
    ➕
    GEORGE, John Philip appointed
    director
  31. 2012-03-08
    ➕
    WHITTINGTON, John appointed
    director
  32. 2012-02-15
    ➖
    NETTLESHIP, Isobel Mary resigned
    secretary
  33. 2012-02-15
    ➖
    BATTEY, Ernest Stephen resigned
    director
  34. 2012-02-15
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Duncan Cameron resigned
    director
  35. 2011-12-19
    ➕
    DAVIES, David Wyn appointed
    director
  36. 2011-12-19
    ➕
    BROOKS, Sally-Ann appointed
    director
  37. 2011-12-19
    ➖
    SAHEB-ZADHA, Faraidon resigned
    director
  38. 2011-12-19
    ➖
    BEIF II CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2010-09-29
    ➖
    LOMAS, David James resigned
    director
  40. 2010-09-29
    ➖
    MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean resigned
    director
  41. 2010-09-29
    ➕
    SAHEB-ZADHA, Faraidon appointed
    director
  42. 2010-09-29
    ➕
    BEIF II CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  43. 2008-07-21
    ➕
    BATTEY, Ernest Stephen appointed
    director
  44. 2008-07-21
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Duncan Cameron appointed
    director
  45. 2008-06-26
    ➖
    BARRAS, Florence Marie Francoise resigned
    director
  46. 2008-06-26
    ➖
    BENNETT, Nigel Anthony resigned
    director
  47. 2007-07-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nationwide Building Society (Acting as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties) (the Securitytrustee)
  48. 2007-07-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cses (Dorest) Limited in Its Capacity as Security Trustee for the Noteholders
  49. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    BENNETT, Nigel Anthony appointed
    director
  50. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    CARDEN, Simon Dennis appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 19 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Dorset Emergency Services Ppp (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
🏛️
Cses (Dorset) Ltd
Corporate parent · board control
⬇
PFF (DORSET) LIMITED
This company · 06227543

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dorset Emergency Services Ppp (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Cses (Dorset) Ltd
Corporate entity
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · PR postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
101 BEAUTY WORKSHOP LIMITED→
09182648 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
1BITHIGH LIMITED→
05081425 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————22y——
2KAYS CLEANING & SUPPORT SERVICES LTD→
15102994 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
30F LIMITED→
15008537 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
3R TECHNOLOGY HEAD COMPANY LIMITED→
13790461 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
4EVER NAILS BEAUTY LTD→
16457860 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
5 LEGAL LIMITED→
09485215 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
79TH LUXURY LIVING TWO LTD→
12795385 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
91 LEXHAM GARDENS LIMITED→
01970188 · est 1985 · no financials extracted
————40y——
A.BLEASE LANDSCAPES LIMITED→
15459590 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
A1 BARBERS (NW) LTD→
15091409 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
A1 CLEAN 4 YOU LIMITED→
14489594 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 18 Riversway Business Village Navigation Way
Ashton-On-Ribble
Preston
PR2 2YP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (3 active · 19 resigned)

PARIO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, David Wyn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEORGE, John Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NETTLESHIP, Isobel Mary→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2012-02-15
Resigned
ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
IMAGILE SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned
BARRAS, Florence Marie Francoise→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2008-06-26
Resigned
BATTEY, Ernest Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-07-21 · resigned 2012-02-15
Resigned
BENNETT, Nigel Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2008-06-26
Resigned
BROOKS, Sally-Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-12-19 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
CARDEN, Simon Dennis→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2012-09-27
Resigned
CROFT, David John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2012-09-27
Resigned
GEORGE, John Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2017-11-01
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Duncan Cameron→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-21 · resigned 2012-02-15
Resigned
LOMAS, David James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
MCCLATCHEY, Robert Sean→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
MILLS, Angela→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-02-21 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
SAHEB-ZADHA, Faraidon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-09-29 · resigned 2011-12-19
Resigned
WHITTINGTON, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2018-02-21
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society (Acting as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties) (the Securitytrustee)
Debenture1 property10/07/2007—
outstanding
Cses (Dorest) in Its Capacity as Security Trustee for the Noteholders
Cses (Dorest) Limited in Its Capacity as Security Trustee for the Noteholders
Debenture1 property10/07/2007—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (122 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-16