DONKEY DONUTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11910683 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-28
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19➕THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-06➕THOMAS, Jessica-Rose appointeddirector
- 2022-11-06➖THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DONKEY DONUTS LTD
- 2019-03-28➕THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2019-03-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Thomas Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 19/03/2024 |
Miss Jessica-Rose Thomas Individual · British · DOB 11/2004 · age 22 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Thomasceased 06/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
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
Incorporated2019-03-28
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920
Registered office
36 Commercial Street
Tredegar
NP22 3DJ
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
THOMAS, Jessica-Rose→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2022-11-06
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THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-19
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THOMAS, Sarah Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-28 · resigned 2022-11-06
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-06