DALBY FIREWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08037596 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£577

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02200

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

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 £577

Net assets shrinking

Down £118,999 YoY

Cash YoY

-29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

↓ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£577

↓ 100% YoY

Current Assets

£232k

↓ 8.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£293.9k	£356.3k
Current assets	£232.2k	£253.2k
Cash	£2.3k	£3.2k
Debtors	£39.6k	£45.0k
Net assets	£577	£119.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-08-13
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accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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accounts · AA
2020-08-14
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accounts · AA
2019-09-19
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accounts · AA
2018-06-11
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accounts · AA
2017-07-17
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accounts · AA
2016-07-11
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accounts · AA
2016-05-13
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-20
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mortgage · MR01
2016-01-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2015-12-18
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accounts · AA
2015-07-23
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officers · AP03
2015-07-23
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officers · AP01
2015-07-22
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WOODHEAD, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2015-07-22
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WOODHEAD, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-04-19
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Company incorporated
As DALBY FIREWOOD LIMITED
2012-04-19
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WOODHEAD, Joseph William appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some 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 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Woodhead Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Joseph William Woodhead Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200

Registered office

2 Hallgarth

Pickering

North Yorkshire

YO18 7AW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-03

Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WOODHEAD, Sarah Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2015-07-22

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WOODHEAD, Joseph William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2012-04-19

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WOODHEAD, Sarah Elizabeth→

director · ~51y · appointed 2015-07-22

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	—	18/01/2016	—

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