DULWICH STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01614539 · ltd · incorporated 1982-02-17
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.71M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,713,674
Cash YoY
+353%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72k
↑ 353% YoY
Net Worth
£11m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£8.7m
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2.1m£4.3m£6.4m£8.6m£11mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£11.67M£9.88M
Current assets£8.73M£6.84M
Cash£71.9k£15.9k
Debtors£217.0k£1.30M
Net assets£10.71M£9.24M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-27
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  5. 2022-01-31
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-12-23
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    BRIEN, Royston James resigned
    director
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2019-07-08
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  10. 2018-09-26
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  11. 2018-05-02
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  12. 2018-05-02
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  13. 2018-05-02
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  14. 2018-05-02
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  15. 2018-05-02
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    Charge satisfied #14
  16. 2018-05-02
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    Charge satisfied #13
  17. 2018-05-02
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    Charge satisfied #12
  18. 2018-05-02
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    Charge satisfied #11
  19. 2017-09-26
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  20. 2016-09-06
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  21. 2016-07-12
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    Charge satisfied #10
  22. 2010-03-19
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2010-03-19
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2010-03-19
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2010-03-19
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2010-03-19
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2010-01-14
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    Charge satisfied #5
  28. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #9
  29. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #8
  30. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #7
  31. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #6
  32. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #4
  33. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  34. 2009-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  35. 2004-08-05
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    BRIEN, Royston James appointed
    director
  36. 2004-01-14
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  37. 2000-11-24
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  38. 2000-11-24
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  39. 2000-11-17
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  40. 1997-08-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  41. 1996-02-06
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  42. 1996-02-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  43. 1992-12-13
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    RAWOO, Med resigned
    director
  44. 1992-12-13
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    ROGERS, Peter James Charles resigned
    director
  45. 1989-08-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 1989-08-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  47. 1985-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  48. 1982-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DULWICH STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Angus Thomas Hanton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Fabienne Danielle Hanton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

35 Giant Arches Road
Dulwich
London
SE24 9HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HANTON, Bruce John→
secretary
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANTON, Angus Thomas→
director · ~67y
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Active
BRIEN, Royston James→
director · ~103y · appointed 2004-08-05 · resigned 2021-12-23
Resigned
RAWOO, Med→
director · ~89y · resigned 1992-12-13
Resigned
ROGERS, Peter James Charles→
director · ~63y · resigned 1992-12-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

14
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/03/201002/05/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/03/201002/05/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/03/201002/05/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/03/201002/05/2018
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/03/201012/07/2016
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property14/01/200424/12/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage3 properties24/11/200024/12/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties24/11/200024/12/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/11/200024/12/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property29/08/199714/01/2010
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/02/199624/12/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge2 properties06/02/199624/12/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property14/08/198924/12/2009
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/05/198519/08/1989

Recent filings (137 total)

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2023-12-22
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2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
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officers · TM01
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2021-12-17
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2021-09-30
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2020-12-15
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2020-09-28
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2019-12-23
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2019-07-08