GLEN DIMPLEX HOME APPLIANCES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02692306 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 27510

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

27520SIC 27520

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.8y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

48 officers (6 active, 48 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

210 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (116 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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2025-04-03
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officers · TM02
2025-04-03
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officers · AP03
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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BURKE, Yvonne appointed
secretary
2025-03-31
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NAUGHTON, Fergal resigned
secretary
2025-03-31
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LEAMY, Fergal James resigned
director
2025-02-10
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address · AD01
2024-07-07
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accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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STEWART, Neil appointed
director
2022-06-15
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VAN ROZEN, Robin resigned
director
2022-06-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-27
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officers · AP01
2022-04-14
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VAN ROZEN, Robin appointed
director
2022-04-08
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officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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BARRISKELL, Simon Francis resigned
director
2021-10-06
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officers · AP01
2021-10-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01
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BURKE, Yvonne appointed
director
2021-10-01
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FLYNN, Donal Francis resigned
director
2021-09-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-20
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LEAMY, Fergal James appointed
director
2021-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-30
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DAVISON, Mark Wayne resigned
director
2019-09-30
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BARRISKELL, Simon Francis appointed
director
2019-09-30
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DAVISON, Mark Wayne appointed
director
2019-08-31
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CASLEY, Jonathan Harvey resigned
director
2019-06-05
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NAUGHTON, Fergal appointed
secretary
2019-06-05
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YARWOOD, Stephen John resigned
secretary
2019-06-05
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YARWOOD, Stephen John resigned
director
2019-05-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Pan Governance LLP as Sole Trustee of the Glen Dimplex Home Appliances Pension Scheme
2019-03-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Pan Governance LLP as Sole Trustee of the Glen Dimplex Home Appliances Pension Scheme
2018-06-30
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GRIFFITHS, Andrew resigned
director
2018-05-29
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NAUGHTON, Neil appointed
director
2017-12-31
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HEWLETT, Denver Thomas Bud resigned
director
2017-04-01
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GRIFFITHS, Andrew appointed
director
2017-03-29
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O'DRISCOLL, Sean resigned
director
2017-01-27
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NAUGHTON, Fergal John appointed
director
2017-01-27
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FLYNN, Donal Francis appointed
director
2015-01-12
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HODKINSON, Paula resigned
director
2012-11-12
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PATEL, Nitin Mafatlal resigned
director
2011-08-01
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YARWOOD, Stephen John appointed
secretary
2011-08-01
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YARWOOD, Stephen John appointed
director
2011-07-31
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MC COOEY, John Charles resigned
secretary

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — 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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

clean

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

Group structure

Glen Electric Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Glen Electric Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GLEN DIMPLEX HOME APPLIANCES LIMITED

This company · 02692306

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
Glen Electric Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	28/02/2017

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

Incorporated1992-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC27510 — SIC 27510

Registered office

Element Temple Court

Risley

Warrington

WA3 6GD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27