DOVENBY SHOOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06586110 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation 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. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-302024-01-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-05-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-05-23
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-22
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-10-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-10-20
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    BELFORD, John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-08
    ➕
    HUNTER, Jill Patricia appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-08
    ➖
    HUNTER, James Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2008-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As DOVENBY SHOOT LIMITED
  22. 2008-05-07
    ➕
    BELFORD, John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-05-07
    ➕
    HUNTER, James Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr James Michael Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 12/1941 · age 85
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/05/2017
Mrs Valerie May Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/05/2017

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Station House
Dovenby
Cockermouth
CA13 0PQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HUNTER, Jill Patricia→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELFORD, John→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2010-10-20
Resigned
HUNTER, James Michael→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17