DOLWEN GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01814757 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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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
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-12-11
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2013-12-11
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2013-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2013-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2013-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 1995-04-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Repsol Petroleum Limited
  22. 1995-04-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Repsol Petroleum Limited
  23. 1993-09-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  24. 1985-01-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  25. 1985-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  26. 1984-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As DOLWEN GARAGE LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
Mrs Diana Margaret Whittal-Williams
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Whittal-Williams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1984-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Wellfield House
Temple Street
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5HG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WHITTAL WILLIAMS, Diana Margaret→
secretary
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Active
WHITTAL WILLIAMS, Diana Margaret→
director · ~75y
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Active
WHITTAL WILLIAMS, John→
director · ~76y
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Repsol Petroleum
Repsol Petroleum Limited
Debenture1 property28/04/199511/12/2013
satisfied
Repsol Petroleum
Repsol Petroleum Limited
Legal charge1 property28/04/199511/12/2013
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property22/09/199312/09/2013
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property17/01/198512/09/2013
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/01/198512/09/2013

Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-04