H. C. DAYMENT & SON SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06518413 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£38.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,233
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,538 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£38.2k£66.8k
Current assets£59.4k£62.5k
Net assets£38.2k£66.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-02-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-02-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-02-26
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  6. 2025-02-26
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  7. 2025-02-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2025-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-03-03
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-24
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    address · AD02
  19. 2008-02-29
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    Company incorporated
    As H. C. DAYMENT & SON SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2008-02-29
    ➕
    DARNELL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-02-29
    ➕
    DAYMENT, Andrew Henry appointed
    director
  22. 2008-02-29
    ➕
    Secretarial Appointments Limited appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-02-29
    ➖
    Secretarial Appointments Limited resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-02-29
    ➕
    Corporate Appointments Limited appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-02-29
    ➖
    Corporate Appointments Limited resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAYMENT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cecilia Madeline Dayment
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/02/2025
Mr Andrew Henry Dayment
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Wessex House
Teign Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DARNELL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-29
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Active
DAYMENT, Andrew Henry→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-02-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Secretarial Appointments Limited→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
Corporate Appointments Limited→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-29 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-26
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-02-26
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-02-26
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23