DELLMINSTER LIMITED

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01821867 · ltd · incorporated 1984-06-05
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
£102.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £102,175

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£102k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£82k£102kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£104.0k£94.5k
Current assets£55.5k£30.1k
Net assets£102.2k£92.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-19
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-30
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-11
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  15. 2016-05-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2015-10-29
    ➖
    ECKLEY, Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2013-06-04
    ➕
    ECKLEY, Richard Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2012-02-18
    ➕
    ECKLEY, Richard Edward appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-02-18
    ➖
    ECKLEY, Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-02-18
    ➖
    ECKLEY, Neville Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2009-10-21
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Vilma resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-07
    ➕
    ECKLEY, Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-28
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-28
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Michael John resigned
    director
  25. 1996-05-08
    ➕
    ECKLEY, Ann appointed
    director
  26. 1992-10-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Vilma appointed
    director
  27. 1992-09-30
    ➖
    ECKLEY, Angela Mary resigned
    secretary
  28. 1992-09-30
    ➖
    ECKLEY, Angela Mary resigned
    director
  29. 1992-08-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Michael John appointed
    director
  30. 1984-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DELLMINSTER LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Edward Eckley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/01/2017

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
Incorporated1984-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

98 Stafford Road
Wallington
SM6 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

ECKLEY, Richard Edward→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECKLEY, Richard Edward→
director · ~39y · appointed 2013-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECKLEY, Angela Mary→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
ECKLEY, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2012-02-18
Resigned
ROBERTS, Michael John→
secretary · resigned 2006-06-28
Resigned
ECKLEY, Angela Mary→
director · ~82y · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
ECKLEY, Ann→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-05-08 · resigned 2015-10-29
Resigned
ECKLEY, Neville Richard→
director · ~87y · resigned 2012-02-18
Resigned
ROBERTS, Michael John→
director · ~85y · appointed 1992-08-01 · resigned 2006-06-28
Resigned
ROBERTS, Vilma→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-10-01 · resigned 2009-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
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accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-23