DISPLAY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06730984 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-23

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 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 engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

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. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2019-12-09
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accounts · AA
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2016-10-30
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2016-08-23
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2016-05-20
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2011-10-01
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BARFIELD, Jayne Carol appointed
director
2011-09-30
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LEE, David Patrick resigned
secretary
2011-09-30
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HOWITT, Simon Mark resigned
director
2011-09-30
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LEE, David Patrick resigned
director
2008-10-23
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Company incorporated
As DISPLAY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2008-10-23
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BARFIELD, Matthew Alan appointed
director
2008-10-23
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LEE, David Patrick appointed
secretary
2008-10-23
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OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-10-23
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OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-10-23
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GILBURT, Lee Christopher appointed
director
2008-10-23
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GILBURT, Lee Christopher resigned
director
2008-10-23
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HOWITT, Simon Mark appointed
director
2008-10-23
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LEE, David Patrick appointed
director

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Matthew Alan Barfield Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Jayne Carol Barfield Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

46 Coventry Close

Werrington

Peterborough

Cambs

PE4 6NN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BARFIELD, Jayne Carol→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-10-01

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Active

BARFIELD, Matthew Alan→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-10-23

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Active

LEE, David Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2011-09-30

Resigned

OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2008-10-23

Resigned

GILBURT, Lee Christopher→

director · ~52y · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2008-10-23

Resigned

HOWITT, Simon Mark→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2011-09-30

Resigned

LEE, David Patrick→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2011-09-30

Resigned

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