D & M HOWARD (MONEYMORE) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
NI640310 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-18
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-06-19✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs D & M HOWARD (MONEYMORE) LTD
- 2016-08-18➕HOWARD, Desmond Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-08-18➕HOWARD, Marieanna Margaret appointeddirector
- 2016-08-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOWARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Desmond Alexander Howard Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2016 |
Mrs Marieanna Margaret Howard Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/08/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-08-18
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
54 Littlebridge Road
Moneymore
Magherafelt
BT45 7NT
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOWARD, Desmond Alexander→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-08-18
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HOWARD, Marieanna Margaret→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-08-18
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-19
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-06