DOTTIES DESSERTS BLACKPOOL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13705829 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (82/100)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
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
2 years 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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-24➕WALLIS, Christopher Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DOTTIES DESSERTS BLACKPOOL LIMITED
- 2021-10-27➕WALLIS, Ross appointeddirector
- 2021-10-27📄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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Wallis Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CARES CONNECTIONS LTD→ 16690517 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIZAYN DIS TICARET LTD→ 14924107 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DODO YACHTING LIMITED→ 11784951 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DOOR HANDLE SUPERSTORE LTD→ 13127520 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| E.V.T.S. LTD→ 04254350 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| EHC CUMBRIA LIMITED→ 16310065 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELDERLY COMPANION CARE LTD→ 14554481 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| EMMA'S SWEET TREATS LIMITED→ 13064905 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ENCARCO LIMITED→ 15508099 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ENVIDIA HOMES (POULTON-LE-FYLDE) LTD→ 10003691 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Suite 191 Tellcom Business Centre
20 Clifton Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 4QA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WALLIS, Christopher Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALLIS, Ross→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-10-27
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Recent filings (15 total)
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-27