DORRINGTON PROPERTIES PLC

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02153343 · plc · incorporated 1987-08-07

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

36 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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 (34 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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2025-08-29
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-08
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other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-08
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other · AGREEMENT2
2024-06-11
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accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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officers · CH01
2023-06-02
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accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay resigned
director
2021-07-05
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accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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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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officers · TM01
2021-02-22
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officers · AP01
2020-07-09
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accounts · AA
2019-07-05
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accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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accounts · AA
2017-11-15
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officers · CH01
2011-04-01
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GIBLIN, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2005-11-18
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ROGERS, John Terence resigned
director
2004-04-01
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THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver appointed
director
2001-07-25
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GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr appointed
director
2000-08-25
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ROGERS, John Terence appointed
director
2000-05-24
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KENNEDY, John Patrick appointed
director
1999-09-21
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SILVER, Anthony Martin resigned
director
1999-03-05
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GREEN, William resigned
director
1997-05-30
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CHIANG, Alexander Jong-Luan resigned
director
1994-10-31
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CHIANG, Alexander Jong-Luan appointed
director
1992-04-09
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HARRIS, Robert appointed
director
1991-07-14
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MOROSS, Trevor appointed
director
1987-08-07
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Company incorporated
As DORRINGTON PROPERTIES PLC

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 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

90/100

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 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Group structure

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

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Dorrington Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DORRINGTON PROPERTIES PLC

This company · 02153343

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 Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1987-08-07

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