DINE IN SAUCES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09073286 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-68.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
41 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £67,963
Cash YoY
+1196%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£324
↑ 1196% YoY
Net Worth
-£68k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£73k-£49k-£24k£824£26k£50kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-2.6k£-17.5k
Current assets£50.2k£46.5k
Cash£324£25
Debtors£35.2k£33.3k
Net assets£-68.0k£-73.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-05
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Carole Rose resigned
    director
  6. 2024-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-04-29
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2020-06-05
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  18. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-13
    ➕
    KONII, Yuki, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-12
    ➕
    ARUMAINAYAGAM, James Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DINE IN SAUCES LIMITED
  22. 2014-06-05
    ➕
    PICKAVANCE, Anthony John Premkumaran appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-05
    ➕
    READMAN, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-05
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Carole Rose 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Isadore John Chelliah Arumainayagam
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

The Retreat
406 Roding Lane South
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 8EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

ARUMAINAYAGAM, James Alexander→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KONII, Yuki, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKAVANCE, Anthony John Premkumaran→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
READMAN, Andrew Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Carole Rose→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-06-05 · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05