DARLINGTON DOG SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08062953 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-05-09
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£132.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £132,270
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£120k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£132k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£123k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£132.3k£120.8k
Current assets£123.5k£109.0k
Cash£120.5k£101.2k
Debtors£3.0k£7.8k
Net assets£132.3k£120.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-01-26
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  3. 2025-01-24
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  4. 2024-01-26
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  5. 2023-04-19
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  6. 2023-04-19
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-01
    ➕
    PEARSON, Terence Alan appointed
    director
  9. 2022-12-31
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    ALLSOPP, Sarah Doreen resigned
    director
  10. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2021-02-05
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  12. 2020-01-27
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  13. 2019-01-15
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  14. 2018-01-29
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  15. 2017-05-30
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  16. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-04
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  18. 2012-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As DARLINGTON DOG SHOW SOCIETY LIMITED
  19. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    GUY, David appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    PATERSON, Ernest Milne appointed
    director
  21. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    ALLSOPP, Sarah Doreen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
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 80 — succession pressure is live.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Guy
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Vane Hall
Blandford Place
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 7RX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GUY, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-05-09
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Active
PATERSON, Ernest Milne→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-09
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Active
PEARSON, Terence Alan→
director · ~80y · appointed 2023-01-01
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Active
ALLSOPP, Sarah Doreen→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-05