DARTMOOR DISTILLERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08745923 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£38.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £38,176
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,997 YoY
Cash YoY
+296%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94k
↑ 296% YoY
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£38k£57k£75k£94kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Cash£94.2k£23.8k
Net assets£38.2k£41.2k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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  2. 2024-09-02
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  3. 2023-04-20
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  4. 2022-08-11
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  5. 2021-11-17
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  6. 2021-10-29
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  7. 2020-07-02
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  8. 2019-07-25
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  9. 2018-05-25
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  10. 2017-10-25
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  11. 2017-10-25
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  13. 2017-10-25
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  14. 2017-03-20
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  15. 2016-07-22
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  16. 2014-08-25
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    MILLAR, Gregory Leslie resigned
    director
  17. 2013-12-13
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    WHITLEY, Timothy John appointed
    director
  18. 2013-12-12
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    BOLT, Albyn Rodney, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-12
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    COE, Ruth appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-12
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    MILLAR, Gregory Leslie appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DARTMOOR DISTILLERY LIMITED
  22. 2013-10-24
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    COE, Ruth, Ms. appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-10-24
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    LAWTON, John Gregory appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Sigma House Oak View Close
Edginswell Park
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7FF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

COE, Ruth, Ms.→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-24
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Active
BOLT, Albyn Rodney, Mr.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-12-12
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Active
COE, Ruth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWTON, John Gregory→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-10-24
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Active
WHITLEY, Timothy John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-12-13
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Active
MILLAR, Gregory Leslie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2014-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25