CITY SOURCING LTD
🌳Matureactive
06389911 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-04
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£17.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £17,199
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£87k
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£87k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.2k | £10.9k |
| Current assets | £86.6k | £100.6k |
| Cash | £86.6k | — |
| Net assets | £17.2k | £10.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-01➕STEWART, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 2007-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CITY SOURCING LTD
- 2007-10-04➕STEWART, Linda Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-04➕DIAS, Dominic appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dominic Dias Individual · British · DOB 04/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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 · Manufacturing · LU postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVENTADOR HOLDINGS LTD→ 14088584 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BALL ELECTRONICS LIMITED→ 12261557 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BLOCKS DIRECT LTD→ 16515561 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C & R CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 13329321 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| C.P. METALWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 08043069 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| C2 SIGNS & PRINT LTD→ 15852828 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARRARA-SERVICES LTD→ 08691011 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CATLEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 10872217 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CFC MECHANICAL LIMITED→ 15830796 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CGPA LIFT INSTALLATIONS LTD→ 12011462 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CLARENT PRECISION LIMITED→ 07463749 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CLASSIC CANDLE COMPANY LTD→ 09347441 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2007-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 2 Home Farm
Luton Hoo Estate
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3TD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
STEWART, Linda Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIAS, Dominic→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2007-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Linda Jane→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2011-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-13