DPH OZOLINS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08751100 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10120SIC 10120
- 10130SIC 10130
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | -200 | -200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DPH OZOLINS LIMITED
- 2013-10-28➕HARRISON, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Wendy Harrison Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2023 |
Mr David Harrison Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| EQUIDGEL LTD→ 16409586 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat
Registered office
The Garden House
6 Salisbury Close, Saxilby
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 2FS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HARRISON, David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-10-28
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04