DELICIOUSLYORKSHIRE LIMITED

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07708699 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
    ➕
    WHITTLE, David Dudley Forbes appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-29
    ➖
    STODDART, Mark Harold Boyd resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-07-29
    ➖
    STODDART, Mark Harold Boyd resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-06-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-21
    ➖
    BELL, Judith resigned
    director
  15. 2022-06-21
    ➕
    STODDART, Mark Harold Boyd appointed
    director
  16. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-18
    ➖
    PARRY, Heather Hilary resigned
    director
  23. 2014-09-29
    ➖
    KNOX, Sara Joan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    STODDART, Mark Harold Boyd appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    BELL, Judith appointed
    director
  26. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    PARRY, Heather Hilary appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-29
    ➖
    STAFFORD, Nicholas Rowland resigned
    director
  28. 2013-10-30
    ➖
    ARIJS, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  29. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    KNOX, Sara Joan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2013-10-30
    ➖
    CLELLAND, Catherine Alice resigned
    director
  31. 2013-10-30
    ➕
    STAFFORD, Nicholas Rowland appointed
    director
  32. 2011-11-20
    ➕
    ARIJS, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  33. 2011-11-20
    ➕
    CLELLAND, Catherine Alice appointed
    director
  34. 2011-11-19
    ➖
    MEAD, Noel Arthur resigned
    secretary
  35. 2011-11-19
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Jonathan resigned
    director
  36. 2011-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DELICIOUSLYORKSHIRE LIMITED
  37. 2011-07-18
    ➕
    MEAD, Noel Arthur appointed
    secretary
  38. 2011-07-18
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Jonathan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Group structure

The Regional Food Group For Yorkshire & Humber Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
The Regional Food Group For Yorkshire & Humber Ltd
Corporate parent
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DELICIOUSLYORKSHIRE LIMITED
This company · 07708699

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Regional Food Group For Yorkshire & Humber Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/07/2016

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
Incorporated2011-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Regional Agricultural Centre
Great Yorkshire Showground
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

WHITTLE, David Dudley Forbes→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARIJS, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-20 · resigned 2013-10-30
Resigned
KNOX, Sara Joan→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2014-09-29
Resigned
MEAD, Noel Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-18 · resigned 2011-11-19
Resigned
STODDART, Mark Harold Boyd→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2024-07-29
Resigned
BELL, Judith→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2022-06-21
Resigned
CLELLAND, Catherine Alice→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-11-20 · resigned 2013-10-30
Resigned
KNIGHT, Jonathan→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-07-18 · resigned 2011-11-19
Resigned
PARRY, Heather Hilary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2017-01-18
Resigned
STAFFORD, Nicholas Rowland→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2014-09-29
Resigned
STODDART, Mark Harold Boyd→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-06-21 · resigned 2024-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-19