DDSF LTD
🌳Matureactive
07098729 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,401
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.4k | £2.7k |
| Current assets | £3.4k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £3.4k | £2.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-12➕SARGEANT, Robin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-11➖WEAVER, Eric John resigneddirector
- 2019-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-12-01➕WEEKS, Jon Neil appointeddirector
- 2015-11-09➖SOUTH, Nicholas Peter resigneddirector
- 2009-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs DDSF LTD
- 2009-12-08➕LEWIS, Robert William appointeddirector
- 2009-12-08➕SIMPSON, Thomas Peter, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-12-08➕SOUTH, Nicholas Peter appointeddirector
- 2009-12-08➕WEAVER, Eric John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000
Registered office
Maplecroft Farmhouse
Leigh Road West
Bradford-On-Avon
BA15 2RB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
LEWIS, Robert William→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2009-12-08
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SARGEANT, Robin Anthony→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-02-12
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SIMPSON, Thomas Peter, Dr→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-12-08
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WEEKS, Jon Neil→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-12-01
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SOUTH, Nicholas Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-12-08 · resigned 2015-11-09
WEAVER, Eric John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2009-12-08 · resigned 2019-02-11
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Recent filings (37 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-12