DEAN FARM SOLAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14368480 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-21
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,143
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£35k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£53k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £53.4k |
| Cash | £34.7k |
| Debtors | £18.7k |
| Net assets | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17➕CARLSON, Christopher Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17➕ROBINSON, Helen Patricia appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17➖HUGHES, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2025-06-17➖SLOPER, Richard Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19➕SLOPER, Richard Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DEAN FARM SOLAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2022-09-21➕HUGHES, Michael John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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.)
Group structure
Solar Growth Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Solar Growth Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DEAN FARM SOLAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 14368480
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Solar Growth Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/06/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Rivington Investments Limitedceased 17/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Renewable Connections Development Limitedceased 28/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
20 Central Avenue
St. Andrews Business Park
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 0HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CARLSON, Christopher Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Helen Patricia→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-09-21 · resigned 2025-06-17
SLOPER, Richard Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-06-19 · resigned 2025-06-17
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08