DORRINGTON INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PLC

🌳Matureactive

02151325 · plc · incorporated 1987-07-29

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 12 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 12 lenders · oldest 15.5y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 12 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

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

16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (8 active, 18 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

35 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 (61 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2025-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-21
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Charge registered #15
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties
2024-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-21
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
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
2022-01-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay resigned
director
2021-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-01
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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
2021-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-12
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Charge registered #14
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties.
2019-06-14
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Natwest Markets PLC as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties (Security Trustee)
2018-12-27
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Aviva Commercial Finance Limited
2017-01-24
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Nationwide Building Society as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Trustee)
2016-05-05
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GIBLIN, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2016-05-04
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Charge satisfied #5
2015-02-23
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Charge registered #10
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Security Trustee) as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties (as Defined in the Charge)
2015-01-05
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SCHOENFELD, Nicholas resigned
director
2014-12-12
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Charge satisfied #8
2014-11-28
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2014-02-03
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2014-01-16
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Aviva Commercial Finance Limited as Trustee for Itself and the Other Lenders (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01).
2011-07-21
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2011-06-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2011-04-18
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HARRIS, Robert appointed
director
2011-04-18
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THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver appointed
director
2011-04-18
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KENNEDY, John Patrick appointed
director
2011-04-18
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SALVESEN, Duncan James appointed
director
2011-04-18
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SCHOENFELD, Nicholas appointed
director
2011-04-08
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
2011-04-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-11-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-11-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent for National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties (Security Trustee)

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 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 29 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

1 med · 1 low

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.

13 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Dorrington Property Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dorrington Property Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DORRINGTON INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PLC

This company · 02151325

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
Dorrington Property Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/12/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Hanover Acceptances Limitedceased 27/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1987-07-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

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: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15