D D (OUTWELL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09822472 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600600

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-03-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2017-03-01
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    DOUBLEDAY, David Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    DOUBLEDAY, Linda Irene appointed
    director
  21. 2017-03-01
    ➖
    DOUBLEDAY, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2017-03-01
    ➖
    DOUBLEDAY, Jessica Hannah resigned
    director
  23. 2015-11-19
    ➖
    PENNEY, Lucy Rose resigned
    director
  24. 2015-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As D D (OUTWELL) LIMITED
  25. 2015-10-13
    ➕
    DOUBLEDAY, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-13
    ➕
    DOUBLEDAY, Jessica Hannah appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-13
    ➕
    PENNEY, Lucy Rose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Irene Doubleday
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/03/2017
Mr David Brian Doubleday
Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest13/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Emma Jane Doubledayceased 20/03/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2015-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

First Floor, 12 St John's Way
St John's Business Estate
Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 0QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DOUBLEDAY, David Brian→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUBLEDAY, Linda Irene→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUBLEDAY, Emma Jane→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-10-13 · resigned 2017-03-01
Resigned
DOUBLEDAY, Jessica Hannah→
director · ~29y · appointed 2015-10-13 · resigned 2017-03-01
Resigned
PENNEY, Lucy Rose→
director · ~32y · appointed 2015-10-13 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31