DANSON (MIDLANDS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02235528 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-24
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£457.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £457,629

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£458k
Current Assets
£463k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-24
Total assets£457.6k
Current assets£463.2k
Net assets£457.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2025-06-24
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  6. 2022-09-29
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  8. 2022-06-27
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  9. 2021-12-27
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  10. 2021-09-28
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  11. 2021-06-29
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  12. 2021-03-26
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  13. 2019-12-19
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  14. 2018-12-17
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  15. 2017-12-15
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  16. 2017-10-06
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  17. 2017-09-23
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    MC GILLOWAY, Jacqueline Rita resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-10-01
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    GOODWIN, Neil Owen resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-05-22
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    GOODWIN, Neil Owen appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-09-01
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    MC GILLOWAY, Jacqueline Rita resigned
    director
  21. 1991-04-01
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    MC GILLOWAY, Jacqueline Rita appointed
    director
  22. 1988-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DANSON (MIDLANDS) 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 65 — 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 65. 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 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam Gerard Mcgilloway
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/09/2016

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
Incorporated1988-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

224 Moor End Lane
Birmingham
B24 9DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last made up to: 2024-09-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MC GILLOWAY, Liam Gerard→
director · ~65y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODWIN, Neil Owen→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-22 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
MC GILLOWAY, Jacqueline Rita→
secretary · resigned 2017-09-23
Resigned
MC GILLOWAY, Jacqueline Rita→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-04-01 · resigned 1994-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

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2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-28