E. DODD & SONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

08167741 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-03

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£1.03M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,025,624

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£562k

Net Worth

£1.0m

Current Assets

£837k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31
Total assets	£1.33M
Current assets	£837.0k
Cash	£561.6k
Debtors	£218.5k
Net assets	£1.03M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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2025-03-06
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2024-03-13
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2023-03-09
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2022-04-28
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2021-10-16
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2021-02-01
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accounts · AA01
2020-11-24
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2020-11-24
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2020-11-23
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2020-09-22
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address · AD01
2020-09-21
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2020-09-21
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2020-08-28
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DODD, Barbara resigned
director
2020-08-28
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DODD, Geoffrey resigned
director
2020-05-26
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2019-05-17
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2018-05-31
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2012-08-03
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Company incorporated
As E. DODD & SONS LTD
2012-08-03
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DODD, John Richard appointed
director
2012-08-03
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DODD, Judith appointed
director
2012-08-03
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DODD, Barbara appointed
director
2012-08-03
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DODD, Geoffrey appointed
director

Owner dependency

96/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DODD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 Judith Dodd Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	28/08/2020
Mr John Richard Dodd Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	28/08/2020

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

Incorporated2012-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Old Colliery Yard Ramshawfield

Bardon Mill

Hexham

Northumberland

NE47 7EZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DODD, John Richard→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-08-03

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Active

DODD, Judith→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-08-03

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Active

DODD, Barbara→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2020-08-28

Resigned

DODD, Geoffrey→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-08-03 · resigned 2020-08-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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2025-10-23

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2025-03-06

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2024-10-10

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2024-03-13

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2023-10-16

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accounts · AA

2023-03-09

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2022-09-08

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2022-09-05

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accounts · AA

2022-04-28

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accounts · AA

2021-10-16

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2021-09-12

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accounts · AA01

2021-02-01

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2020-11-24

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2020-11-24