D.WILLETTS & SONS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
00426474 · ltd · incorporated 1946-12-30
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 37.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 37.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-03-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2025-12-30📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30➖WILLETTS, David Charles William resigneddirector
- 1993-01-20➕WILLETTS, Barry Frederick appointeddirector
- 1993-01-20➕WILLETTS, David Charles William appointeddirector
- 1993-01-20➖WILLETTS, David Henry resigneddirector
- 1992-11-03➕WILLETTS, Elizabeth Joan appointedsecretary
- 1991-11-03➖DAGNALL, William resignedsecretary
- 1988-08-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1946-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs D.WILLETTS & SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILLETTS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-03-24
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
The Maltings 2 Anderson Road
Bearwood
Birmingham
B66 4AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2024-11-05
Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)
WILLETTS, Elizabeth Joan→
Activesecretary · appointed 1992-11-03
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Active
WILLETTS, Barry Frederick→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1993-01-20
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Active
DAGNALL, William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-11-03
WILLETTS, David Charles William→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1993-01-20 · resigned 2012-11-30
WILLETTS, David Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~113y · resigned 1993-01-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/08/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (103 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-03-24
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-01-06
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-05