DORRINGTON PLC

🌳Matureactive

01065036 · plc · incorporated 1972-08-09

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (9 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

36 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

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 #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2025-09-29
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undefined · ANNOTATION
2025-09-29
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-07-07
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accounts · AA
2024-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-10
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accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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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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officers · AP01
2023-07-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-21
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-06-21
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accounts-balance-sheet
accounts · BS
2023-06-21
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re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2023-06-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-21
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auditors-report
auditors · AUDR
2023-06-21
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auditors-statement
auditors · AUDS
2023-06-21
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change-of-name · CERT5
2023-06-21
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change-of-name · RR01
2023-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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MOROSS, Trevor resigned
director
2021-02-22
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JENKINS, Michael Ben appointed
director
2021-02-22
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KENNEDY, John Patrick resigned
director
2019-04-17
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GIBLIN, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2019-04-17
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HARRIS, Robert appointed
director
2019-04-17
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THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver appointed
director
2019-04-17
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SALVESEN, Duncan James appointed
director
2018-12-27
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KENNEDY, John Patrick appointed
director
2015-01-05
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SCHOENFELD, Nicholas Jakub resigned
director
2014-07-01
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SCHOENFELD, Nicholas Jakub appointed
director
1997-07-07
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GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr appointed
director
1997-05-30
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CHIANG, Alexander Jong-Luan resigned
director
1997-03-26
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CHIANG, Alexander Jong-Luan appointed
director
1997-03-26
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MOROSS, Trevor appointed
director
1997-03-26
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WUNSH, Ronald Leon resigned
director
1995-04-27
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LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay appointed
director
1972-08-09
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Company incorporated
As DORRINGTON PLC

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 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

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · board control

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DORRINGTON PLC

This company · 01065036

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
Hanover Acceptances Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1972-08-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

16 Hans Road

London

SW3 1RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22