A DOZEN EGGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07610572 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-20
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£895
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (79/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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 £895

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£895
↑ 1109% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£895£182
Current assets£24.1k£27.0k
Cash—£10.0k
Debtors—£17.0k
Net assets£895£74

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-09-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-09-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2021-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2018-04-30
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    PYMM, Christopher Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2013-10-15
    ➕
    PYMM, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A DOZEN EGGS LTD
  23. 2011-04-20
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Frances Claire appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-04-20
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Frances Claire appointed
    director
  25. 2011-04-20
    ➕
    WDOWIAK, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Frances Claire Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Joanne Elizabeth Wdowiak
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Mark Pymmceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

44b Church Gate
Loughborough
LE11 1UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNSON, Frances Claire→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-20
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Active
JOHNSON, Frances Claire→
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-04-20
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Active
WDOWIAK, Joanne Elizabeth→
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PYMM, Christopher Mark→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-10-15 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-10