DALESMAN (MIDLANDS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07784204 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£765.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10890SIC 10890
  • 46180Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
60 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £765,234
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£765k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£794k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£159k£317k£476k£635k£794kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£779.7k£708.3k
Current assets£793.6k£707.6k
Cash£36.1k£42.9k
Debtors£757.5k£664.6k
Net assets£765.2k£676.6k

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-19
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  3. 2025-09-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-08
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    RHODES, Christine resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2021-12-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2021-08-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-08-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  15. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-10-03
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    RHODES, Benjamin Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 2018-08-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2018-08-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  22. 2018-01-08
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    officers · CH01
  23. 2011-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DALESMAN (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
  24. 2011-09-23
    ➕
    CARTER, Charlotte Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2011-09-23
    ➕
    RHODES, Ian Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 2011-09-23
    ➕
    RHODES, James Leighton appointed
    director
  27. 2011-09-23
    ➕
    RHODES, Benjamin Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 2011-09-23
    ➕
    RHODES, Christine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

The Dalesman Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Dalesman Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DALESMAN (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
This company · 07784204

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Dalesman Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/09/2025
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Thomas Rhodesceased 16/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Christine Rhodesceased 16/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Benjamin Thomas Rhodesceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr James Leighton Rhodesceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Charlotte Marie Carterceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

Dalesman House
Chase Way
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5 8HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CARTER, Charlotte Marie→
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RHODES, Ian Thomas→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RHODES, James Leighton→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RHODES, Benjamin Thomas→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-23 · resigned 2018-10-03
Resigned
RHODES, Christine→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-09-23 · resigned 2022-02-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—02/08/2021—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge1 property09/08/201801/12/2021
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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23