DARTMOOR WHISKY DISTILLERY LTD

🌳Matureactive
09440491 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£439.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £439,781
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£68k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£440k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£367k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£88k£176k£264k£352k£440kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£476.7k£401.0k
Current assets£367.4k£351.4k
Cash£67.8k£41.5k
Debtors£29.2k£12.7k
Net assets£439.8k£354.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-04
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-02-03
    ➖
    CLOUGH, Andrew Martin resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-05
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-02-19
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  14. 2018-02-16
    ➖
    CLOUGH, Andrew Martin resigned
    director
  15. 2018-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-24
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2018-01-24
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2018-01-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2016-11-01
    ➕
    ARNOLD, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-01
    ➕
    ARNOLD, Guy Rory appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DARTMOOR WHISKY DISTILLERY LTD
  22. 2015-02-16
    ➕
    CROW, Simon David appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-16
    ➕
    MILLAR, Gregory Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2015-02-16
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Andrew Martin appointed
    secretary
  25. 2015-02-16
    ➕
    CLOUGH, Andrew Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Gregory Leslie Millar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon David Crowceased 21/10/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

The Old Town Hall Town Hall Place
Bovey Tracey
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ13 9EG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

ARNOLD, Alison Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARNOLD, Guy Rory→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROW, Simon David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLAR, Gregory Leslie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLOUGH, Andrew Martin→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2022-02-03
Resigned
CLOUGH, Andrew Martin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-16 · resigned 2018-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20