DORRINGTON HOLDINGS PLC

🌳Matureactive
00220970 · plc · incorporated 1927-04-05
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: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
114 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-06-16
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    GIBLIN, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  7. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-01-18
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    JENKINS, Michael Ben appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-18
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    LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay resigned
    director
  12. 2021-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-01
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    MOROSS, Trevor resigned
    director
  15. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 1995-02-15
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    GORVY, Harold Aubrey resigned
    director
  21. 1992-11-04
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    SCHAPIRO, Monty resigned
    director
  22. 1992-07-15
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    GOLDBERG, Vernon Wayne resigned
    director
  23. 1991-07-14
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    MOROSS, Trevor appointed
    director
  24. 1991-07-10
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    GOLDBERG, Vernon Wayne appointed
    director
  25. 1927-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As DORRINGTON HOLDINGS PLC

Owner dependency

65/100
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 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

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

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Hanover Acceptances Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DORRINGTON HOLDINGS PLC
This company · 00220970

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
Hanover Acceptances Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1927-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

16 Hans Rd
London
SW3 1RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

HANOVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary
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Active
GIBLIN, Andrew Richard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-16
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Active
GORVY, Manfred Stanley→
director · ~88y
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Active
JENKINS, Michael Ben→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-01-18
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Active
GOLDBERG, Vernon Wayne→
director · ~70y · appointed 1991-07-10 · resigned 1992-07-15
Resigned
GORVY, Harold Aubrey→
director · ~99y · resigned 1995-02-15
Resigned
LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay→
director · ~74y · resigned 2022-01-18
Resigned
MOROSS, Trevor→
director · ~78y · appointed 1991-07-14 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
SCHAPIRO, Monty→
director · ~104y · resigned 1992-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-06