DSM FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10055797 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
59 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,055

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£49k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£2.1k
Current assets£48.7k
Net assets£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-14
    ➖
    WATSON, Alison Janet resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2023-09-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-09-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-09-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-09-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2023-02-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  19. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2022-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2017-12-22
    ➖
    LAWRENSON-SHARPLES, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2016-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DSM FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    DARBYSHIRE, Gillian Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    DARBYSHIRE, Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    LAWRENSON-SHARPLES, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    WATSON, Alison Janet appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

278 Pleckgate Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 8QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DARBYSHIRE, Gillian Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARBYSHIRE, Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWRENSON-SHARPLES, Sarah Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2017-12-22
Resigned
WATSON, Alison Janet→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2025-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-09-12