DORRINGTON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01039810 · ltd · incorporated 1972-01-25

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 43.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 43.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

31 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

149 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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CIRILLO, Francesco resigned
director
2026-04-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
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mortgage · MR01
2025-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2025-09-27
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accounts · AA
2025-09-27
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-27
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-27
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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SALVESEN, Duncan James resigned
director
2023-10-02
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SWALES, Harry appointed
director
2023-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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officers · AP01
2022-04-01
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officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr appointed
director
2022-03-01
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CIRILLO, Francesco appointed
director
2022-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay resigned
director
2021-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-01
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MOROSS, Trevor resigned
director
2021-03-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-22
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JENKINS, Michael Ben appointed
director
2021-02-22
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KENNEDY, John Patrick resigned
director
2019-09-19
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-06-20
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HARRIS, Robert resigned
director
2016-06-20
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SALVESEN, Duncan James appointed
director
2016-06-20
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THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver resigned
director
2011-04-01
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GIBLIN, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2004-04-01
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THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver appointed
director
2000-11-07
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KENNEDY, John Patrick appointed
director
2000-11-03
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HARRIS, Robert appointed
director
1999-09-21
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SILVER, Anthony Martin resigned
director
1997-05-30
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CHIANG, Alexander Jong-Luan resigned
director
1996-08-07
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Charge satisfied #5
1996-08-07
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Charge satisfied #4
1996-08-07
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Charge satisfied #3
1996-08-07
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Charge satisfied #2
1996-08-07
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Charge satisfied #1
1996-07-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1996-07-31
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1994-10-31
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CHIANG, Alexander Jong-Luan appointed
director
1991-10-31
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MOROSS, Trevor appointed
director
1990-03-12
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland N.V.

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Dorrington Properties Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dorrington Properties Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DORRINGTON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

This company · 01039810

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dorrington Properties Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	07/04/2016

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

Incorporated1972-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

16 Hans Road

London

SW3 1RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-07

Last: 2025-10-24