DIAMOND LANE DOODLES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07861601 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-25
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£64.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £64,561
Net assets shrinking
Down £48,695 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£25k
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £88.3k | £119.4k |
| Current assets | £27.9k | £64.6k |
| Cash | £25.1k | — |
| Debtors | £2.8k | — |
| Net assets | £64.6k | £113.3k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-31➕SWAINSTON, Nina Eve appointeddirector
- 2022-02-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-02📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19➖SWAINSTON, Nina Eve resigneddirector
- 2011-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs DIAMOND LANE DOODLES LTD
- 2011-11-25➕SWAINSTON, Marcus Lea appointeddirector
- 2011-11-25➕SWAINSTON, Nina Eve appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nina Eve Swainston Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/03/2022 |
Mr Marcus Lea Swainston Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Nina Eve Swainstonceased 31/07/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490
Registered office
Thornborough Hall
Moor Road
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 5AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SWAINSTON, Marcus Lea→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-25
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SWAINSTON, Nina Eve→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-31
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SWAINSTON, Nina Eve→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-11-25 · resigned 2019-06-19
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29