DORSET GINGER COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10633716 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-22
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£-35.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,908
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Net Worth
-£36k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.9k | £-37.7k |
| Current assets | £70.7k | £68.0k |
| Cash | £9.1k | £9.6k |
| Debtors | £22.6k | £21.3k |
| Net assets | £-35.9k | £-37.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28➕GOOD, Timea appointeddirector
- 2019-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs DORSET GINGER COMPANY LIMITED
- 2017-02-22➕GOOD, Nicholas Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-02-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Paul Good Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070
Registered office
87 North Road
Poole
Dorset
BH14 0LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GOOD, Nicholas Paul→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-02-22
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Active
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24