DURHAM RENDER CENTRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02695227 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£818.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £818,707
Cash YoY
+80%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£706k
↑ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£819k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £927.3k | £556.8k |
| Current assets | £1.56M | £1.04M |
| Cash | £705.8k | £393.0k |
| Debtors | £442.3k | £321.4k |
| Net assets | £818.7k | £547.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-15➕CHEEK, Nicholas Adam appointeddirector
- 2024-07-15➖GRAY, Dean resigneddirector
- 2024-07-15➖O'NEIL, Trevor resigneddirector
- 2024-07-15➖WELSH, Garry resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22➖WETHERELL, Thomas Vyvian resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-22➖WETHERELL, Thomas Vyvian resigneddirector
- 2011-12-08➖LIDDLE, Jan resigneddirector
- 2011-01-04➕GRAY, Dean appointeddirector
- 2011-01-04➕LIDDLE, Jan appointeddirector
- 2011-01-04➕WELSH, Garry appointeddirector
- 2009-07-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2008-08-25➕O'NEIL, Trevor appointeddirector
- 2008-08-25➖WETHERELL, Dorothy Joan resigneddirector
- 2003-10-06➕WETHERELL, Thomas Vyvian appointeddirector
- 1993-10-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1992-03-12➕WETHERELL, Thomas Vyvian appointedsecretary
- 1992-03-12➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-03-12➕WETHERELL, Dorothy Joan appointeddirector
- 1992-03-12➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs DURHAM RENDER CENTRE LIMITED
- 1992-03-09➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-03-09➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-25: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
N&V Cheek Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
N&V Cheek Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DURHAM RENDER CENTRE LIMITED
This company · 02695227
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N&V Cheek Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/07/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Dean Grayceased 15/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Trevor O'Neilceased 15/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · DH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIESELWONDERS LTD→ 16795630 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DMUSE LTD→ 14344957 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DOC BLACK LTD→ 06352377 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| DURHAM FUEL CENTRE LTD.→ 15006516 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DURHAM SPIRITS LTD→ 15077128 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EAE GROUP UK LTD→ 16183034 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EMERGE (NE) LIMITED→ 07222579 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| EMMAJAYNEPUBLICHOUSE LTD→ 15466364 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EPICURIUM LTD→ 05587007 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ESSENTIAL TRADE SUPPLIES LTD→ 16211701 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ETIKA CLOTHING LTD→ 11857127 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EUKAY INTEGRATED SERVICES LTD→ 16673413 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Russet Grey
Elvet Moor
Durham
DH1 3PR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)
CHEEK, Nicholas Adam→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WETHERELL, Thomas Vyvian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-03-12 · resigned 2018-08-22
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 1992-03-12
GRAY, Dean→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2024-07-15
LIDDLE, Jan→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2011-12-08
O'NEIL, Trevor→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-08-25 · resigned 2024-07-15
WELSH, Garry→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2024-07-15
WETHERELL, Dorothy Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1992-03-12 · resigned 2008-08-25
WETHERELL, Thomas Vyvian→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2018-08-22
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-03-09 · resigned 1992-03-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 06/07/2009 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 13/10/1993 | 30/11/2023 |
Recent filings (125 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30