DIGEST UK LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-25➖MUNSON, Barry Glyn resigneddirector
- 2026-02-25➖STIMPSON, Robert Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGEST UK LIMITED
- 2009-02-26➕ROBOTHAM, Kevin Nigel appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-26➕ROBOTHAM, Kevin Nigel appointeddirector
- 2009-02-26➕MUNSON, Barry Glyn appointeddirector
- 2009-02-26➕STIMPSON, Robert Benjamin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MUNSON, Barry Glyn resigned 2026-02-25; STIMPSON, Robert Benjamin resigned 2026-02-25
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