DOWNRIDGE WELLS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
01415511 · converted-or-closed · incorporated 1979-02-16
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — 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 47.2y 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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Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 47.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)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
22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2015-12-24📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2015-12-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-12-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-12-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-12-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-06-30➕LANG, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➖MOYNIHAN, Patrick resigneddirector
- 2013-08-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2010-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-31➕CROSSLAND, Anthony Philip James appointeddirector
- 2010-08-31➖PRINGLE, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2010-08-31➖SHILLAW, Lynda Margaret resigneddirector
- 2010-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-03-26➕SELLERS, Caroline Jane appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-26➖ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2008-01-11➕ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-11➖UCL SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-01-11➕MOYNIHAN, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2008-01-11➕PRINGLE, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2008-01-11➕SHILLAW, Lynda Margaret appointeddirector
- 2008-01-11➖SILVER, Steven Russell resigneddirector
- 2008-01-11➖UCL DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-04-24➕SILVER, Steven Russell appointeddirector
- 2006-04-10➖JONES, Philip Robert resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-10➕UCL SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-04-10➖FOGG, Derek resigneddirector
- 2006-04-10➖JONES, Philip Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-04-10➖WATES, Martyn James resigneddirector
- 2006-04-10➕UCL DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2001-08-15➖BEAUMONT, Martin Dudley resigneddirector
- 2001-08-15➕WATES, Martyn James appointeddirector
- 1999-08-24➖CLIFFE, Derek resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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.)
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Statusconverted-closed
Typeconverted-or-closed
Incorporated1979-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1 Angel Square
Manchester
M60 0AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-01-11
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 19 resigned)
SELLERS, Caroline Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-03-26
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CROSSLAND, Anthony Philip James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-08-31
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LANG, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-30
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ELDRIDGE, Katherine Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2010-03-26
JONES, Philip Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2006-04-10
SALMONS, Raymond→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-08-29
UCL SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2008-01-11
BEAUMONT, Martin Dudley→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2001-08-15
CLIFFE, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1999-08-24
FOGG, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 2006-04-10
JONES, Philip Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2006-04-10
MAINWARING, Enoch Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1995-09-08
MOYNIHAN, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2014-06-30
PRINGLE, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2010-08-31
RICHARDS, Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1992-09-29 · resigned 1994-05-12
SALMONS, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1996-08-29
SHILLAW, Lynda Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-11 · resigned 2010-08-31
SILVER, Steven Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2008-01-11
THOMSON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1992-12-11
WATES, Martyn James→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2001-08-15 · resigned 2006-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | North Midland Co-Operative Society North Midland Co-Operative Society Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/03/1979 | — |
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Recent filings (129 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2015-12-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2015-12-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2015-12-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2015-12-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-09-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-07-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-12-03
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-08-20