D M MUSIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06747770 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£129.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £129,004
Cash YoY
+105%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£104k
↑ 105% YoY
Net Worth
£129k
↑ 264% YoY
Current Assets
£285k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£57k£114k£171k£228k£285kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£167.4k£89.4k
Current assets£285.3k£225.6k
Cash£104.2k£50.9k
Debtors£18.3k£40.4k
Net assets£129.0k£35.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-03-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-28
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  9. 2019-09-26
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  10. 2018-09-28
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  11. 2017-09-28
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  12. 2016-09-29
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  13. 2016-01-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-06
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    address · AD02
  15. 2015-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-01-05
    ➕
    MILES, Jonathan Mark appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-01-05
    ➕
    BENNEWITH, Graham Joshua appointed
    director
  18. 2009-01-05
    ➕
    HARVEY-SMITH, Iain Christopher appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-05
    ➕
    MILES, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2009-01-05
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    MOORE, Deborah Jane resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-01-05
    ➖
    MOORE, David Noel resigned
    director
  22. 2009-01-05
    ➖
    MOORE, Deborah Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2008-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As D M MUSIC LIMITED
  24. 2008-11-12
    ➕
    MOORE, Deborah Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-11-12
    ➕
    MOORE, David Noel appointed
    director
  26. 2008-11-12
    ➕
    MOORE, Deborah Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Mark Miles
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Graham Joshua Bennewith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Iain Christopher Harvey-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 4 Riverside Estate
Coldharbour Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MILES, Jonathan Mark→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNEWITH, Graham Joshua→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY-SMITH, Iain Christopher→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILES, Jonathan Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Deborah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2009-01-05
Resigned
MOORE, David Noel→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2009-01-05
Resigned
MOORE, Deborah Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-11-12 · resigned 2009-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26