DENNY INVESTMENTS

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08606482 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2013-07-11
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2022-05-16
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    GELDEARD, Peter William appointed
    director
  3. 2018-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2018-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2017-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2017-06-27
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  7. 2015-07-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2014-08-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2014-08-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2013-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  12. 2013-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  13. 2013-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DENNY INVESTMENTS
  14. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    HURST, Denise Margaret appointed
    director
  15. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  16. 2013-07-11
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2013-07-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Denise Margaret Hurst
Individual · British · DOB 06/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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-unlimited
Incorporated2013-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Black Wood House
Stamford Bridge
York
YO41 1HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GELDEARD, Peter William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-05-16
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Active
HURST, Denise Margaret→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-07-11
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Active
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-07-11 · resigned 2013-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-06-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-07-19