DUCALES TRADING NO.12 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI620555 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-12-14
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    BOOTH, Roy Wilson resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-11-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-11-01
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    STUART, John David appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-04-29
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    DANIELLI, Simon Charles Jonathan resigned
    director
  19. 2014-02-04
    ➕
    JENNINGS, James David appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-04
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Peter William appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-04
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Thomas James appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-04
    ➕
    BOOTH, Roy Wilson appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-02-04
    ➖
    MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2014-02-04
    ➕
    DANIELLI, Simon Charles Jonathan appointed
    director
  25. 2014-02-04
    ➖
    GUY, Chris resigned
    director
  26. 2014-02-04
    ➖
    KEARNS, John Joseph resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-09
    ➖
    FULTON, Richard resigned
    director
  28. 2014-01-09
    ➕
    GUY, Chris appointed
    director
  29. 2013-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DUCALES TRADING NO.12 LIMITED
  30. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    FULTON, Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2013-09-23
    ➕
    KEARNS, John Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Ducales Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ducales Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DUCALES TRADING NO.12 LIMITED
This company · NI620555

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ducales Capital Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-23
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

16 Talbot Street
Saint Anne's Square
Belfast
Co Antrim
BT1 2NF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

STUART, John David→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, James David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, Peter William→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, Thomas James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Roy Wilson→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2020-12-14
Resigned
MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2014-02-04
Resigned
DANIELLI, Simon Charles Jonathan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-02-04 · resigned 2015-04-29
Resigned
FULTON, Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2014-01-09
Resigned
GUY, Chris→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-09 · resigned 2014-02-04
Resigned
KEARNS, John Joseph→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-23 · resigned 2014-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-23