DK COMMERCIAL SERVICES (ESSEX) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08305738 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-23
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees3300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-10
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-22
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  11. 2020-11-11
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  12. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-14
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    DELDERFIELD, Jonathan appointed
    director
  17. 2016-01-14
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    DELDERFIELD, Samuel appointed
    director
  18. 2012-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DK COMMERCIAL SERVICES (ESSEX) LTD
  19. 2012-11-23
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    DELDERFIELD, Mathew 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Delderfield
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2016
Mathew Delderfield
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2016
Mr Samuel Delderfield
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/11/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

47 Butt Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DELDERFIELD, Jonathan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-01-14
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Active
DELDERFIELD, Mathew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-11-23
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Active
DELDERFIELD, Samuel→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-01-14
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22