DIGBY STONE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08662883 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-27
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-23➕KALANI, Harsh appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25➕KALANI, Utkarsh appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25➖DIGBY, Claire resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-25➖DIGBY, Claire Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-08-25➖DIGBY, Darren Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2013-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGBY STONE LIMITED
- 2013-08-27➕DIGBY, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2013-08-27➕DIGBY, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-08-27➕DIGBY, Darren Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Global Stone (Colchester) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Global Stone (Colchester) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DIGBY STONE LIMITED
This company · 08662883
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Global Stone (Colchester) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/08/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Claire Louise Digbyceased 25/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Darren Paul Digbyceased 25/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CARAVAN WORLD LIMITED→ 14508853 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| COMBAT FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15400861 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| CW FENCING LTD→ 03866881 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| DAVID WALTERS FABRICS LIMITED→ 02062060 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
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| DESTINATION COLCHESTER COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 06841033 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| DIGBY BROTHERS LTD→ 05098250 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| DIGGER & FORKLIFT PARTS UK LIMITED→ 13417556 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Tey Gardens Church Lane
Little Tey
Colchester
CO6 1HX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
KALANI, Harsh→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-09-23
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KALANI, Utkarsh→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-08-25
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DIGBY, Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-08-27 · resigned 2021-08-25
DIGBY, Claire Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-08-27 · resigned 2021-08-25
DIGBY, Darren Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-08-27 · resigned 2021-08-25
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30