DOUGHP FACTORY LTD

🌱Startupactive
17085103 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-11
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
3 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DOUGHP FACTORY LTD
  4. 2026-03-11
    AYDIN, Selim appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-11
    GREIG, Alexander John appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Doughp Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Doughp Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
DOUGHP FACTORY LTD
This company · 17085103

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Doughp Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/03/2026
Mr Alexander John Greig
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
sig. influencesignificant influence11/03/2026
Mr Selim Aydin
Individual · Swiss · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence11/03/2026

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
Incorporated2026-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

57 Nolton Street
Bridgend
CF31 3AE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-11
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AYDIN, Selim
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-03-11
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Active
GREIG, Alexander John
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-03-11
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-11