DC21 (GROUP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08253081 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 · oldest 13.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
38 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees5500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-10-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-10-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2014-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Eastern Counties Finance Limited
  17. 2013-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Eastern Counties Finance Limited
  18. 2012-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As DC21 (GROUP) LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-15
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    ROCHE, Howard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-10-15
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    ASHTON, Mark David appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-15
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    DARE, Kevin John appointed
    director
  22. 2012-10-15
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    RICHARDS, Gideon Barry appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-15
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    ROCHE, Howard appointed
    director
  24. 2012-10-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Duncan Trevor Frederick appointed
    director
  25. 2012-10-15
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    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  26. 2012-10-15
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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.)

Group structure

Dc21 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dc21 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DC21 (GROUP) LIMITED
This company · 08253081

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
Dc21 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Dene House North Road
Kirkburton
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD8 0RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)

ROCHE, Howard→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-15
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Active
ASHTON, Mark David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-15
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Active
DARE, Kevin John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-10-15
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Active
RICHARDS, Gideon Barry→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-15
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Active
ROCHE, Howard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Duncan Trevor Frederick→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-15 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Eastern Counties Finance
Eastern Counties Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property19/04/2013—
outstanding
Eastern Counties Finance
Eastern Counties Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property19/04/2013—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-21