DUNNS (EXETER) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00622290 · ltd · incorporated 1959-03-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 63.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 63.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-28➕DUNN, Valerie Eileen appointeddirector
- 2022-05-28➖DUNN, Valerie Eileen resigneddirector
- 2022-05-28➖DUNN, Valerie Eileen resigneddirector
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Alfandari Private Equities LTD
- 2017-02-16➖LYON, Shane Valerie resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-30➖DUNN, Christopher James resigneddirector
- 2013-11-16➖DUNN, Roy Haydon resigneddirector
- 2003-01-22➕DUNN, Nigel Graeme Haydon appointeddirector
- 2003-01-22➕DUNN, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 1963-04-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Miss C. G. Woollen
- 1959-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNNS (EXETER) LIMITED
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DUNN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Dunns Motors (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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Dunns Motors (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · board control
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DUNNS (EXETER) LIMITED
This company · 00622290
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nigel Graeme Haydon Dunn Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 28/05/2022 |
Mrs Susan Jane Dunn Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · trust interest | 28/05/2022 |
Dunns Motors (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Valerie Eileen Dunnceased 28/05/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1959-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Georges Farm
Cutsey Trull
Taunton
Somerset
TA3 7NY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
DUNN, Nigel Graeme Haydon→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2003-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LYON, Shane Valerie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2017-02-16
DUNN, Christopher James→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2015-11-30
DUNN, Roy Haydon→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2013-11-16
DUNN, Valerie Eileen→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 2022-05-28 · resigned 2022-05-28
DUNN, Valerie Eileen→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2022-05-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Alfandari Private Equities Alfandari Private Equities LTD | A registered charge | 7 properties | 19/12/2018 | 06/06/2019 | |
| outstanding | Miss C. G. Woollen | Legal charge | 2 properties | 27/04/1963 | — |
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Recent filings (126 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-18