D W WHITSON LTD
🌳Matureactive
08850800 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-17
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-47.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46750SIC 46750
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £47,666
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£61k
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£723k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-27.1k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £722.9k | £450.5k |
| Cash | £61.1k | — |
| Debtors | £482.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-47.7k | £-24.7k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-21➕WHITSON, Hannah Louise appointeddirector
- 2014-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs D W WHITSON LTD
- 2014-01-17➕WHITSON, David William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHITSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David William Whitson Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Ellerbeck
Caldbeck
Wigton
CA7 8HD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WHITSON, David William→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITSON, Hannah Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05