DALES RENOVATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10159512 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,920

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
£40k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-30
Total assets£19.7k
Current assets£39.7k
Net assets£17.9k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2026-02-02
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    WRAY, James Peter resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-02
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    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-10-01
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    WRAY, James Peter appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DALES RENOVATION LIMITED
  21. 2016-05-03
    ➕
    GASCOYNE, Jeffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeffrey Gascoyne
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Alpha Cottage Long Swales Lane
Kirkby Malzeard
Ripon
HG4 3RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GASCOYNE, Jeffrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-05-03
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Active
WRAY, James Peter→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-01 · resigned 2026-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11