D & G PLASTIC FABRICATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07058172 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-27
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£492.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 £492,564

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£493k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£623k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£125k£249k£374k£499k£623kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£492.6k£430.7k
Current assets£623.1k£573.9k
Net assets£492.6k£430.7k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2023-07-28
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2021-10-31
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  6. 2021-01-22
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  7. 2021-01-22
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  8. 2021-01-22
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  9. 2020-10-30
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  10. 2019-07-31
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  11. 2018-07-31
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  12. 2017-12-22
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  13. 2017-07-31
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  14. 2016-04-08
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  15. 2015-11-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-15
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    SHELDON, Graham appointed
    director
  17. 2010-02-22
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    SECRETARY SOLUTIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-02-22
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    HOLDING, Kenneth Robin resigned
    director
  19. 2009-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As D & G PLASTIC FABRICATIONS LTD
  20. 2009-10-27
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    SHELDON, Darren appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-27
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    SECRETARY SOLUTIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-10-27
    ➕
    HOLDING, Kenneth Robin 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 17 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Sheldon
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

32 Mulberry Way
Armthorpe
Doncaster
DN3 3UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHELDON, Darren→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHELDON, Graham→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SECRETARY SOLUTIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-27 · resigned 2010-02-22
Resigned
HOLDING, Kenneth Robin→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-10-27 · resigned 2010-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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2025-10-30
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2024-11-08
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2024-10-23
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2023-11-10
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accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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2022-11-24
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2022-10-31
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2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-10-31
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officers · CH01
2021-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
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accounts · AA
2020-10-30