DOLLOND & AITCHISON PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03027093 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-28

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

24 officers (6 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-31
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MUMFORD, John Dean resigned
director
2019-12-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-06
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GRAVILL, Robert Mark, Mr. appointed
director
2019-04-05
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THE TRUSTEE CORPORATION LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2016-11-18
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KEEFE, Brian Dennis appointed
director
2016-11-18
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BATEMAN, Michael William resigned
director
2005-11-24
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BATEMAN, Michael William appointed
director
2005-10-19
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HOGG, James William appointed
secretary
2005-10-19
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HOGG, James William, Mr. appointed
director
2005-10-19
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PRESTON, Robert Barry appointed
director
2005-10-19
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ZAINA, Roberto resigned
secretary
2005-10-19
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ZAINA, Roberto resigned
director
2005-06-30
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REYNELL, Michael Carew resigned
director
2005-06-01
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GRIFFITHS, Shelagh Mary resigned
director
2004-11-02
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DESSOLIS, Maurizio resigned
director
2002-06-11
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NEWTON, Mark Simon appointed
director
2002-04-12
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RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard resigned
director
2001-10-31
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ROBINSON, Geoffrey Carr resigned
director
2001-03-09
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BISHOP, Mary Angela resigned
director
2001-03-09
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RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard appointed
director
2001-03-09
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ROBINSON, Geoffrey Carr appointed
director
2001-03-09
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THE TRUSTEE CORPORATION LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
1999-01-22
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MUMFORD, John Dean appointed
director
1998-12-02
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HUMPHREYS, John Christopher resigned
secretary
1998-12-02
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ZAINA, Roberto appointed
secretary
1998-12-02
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DESSOLIS, Maurizio appointed
director
1998-12-02
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HENLEY, Keith John resigned
director
1998-12-02
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HUMPHREYS, John Christopher resigned
director
1998-12-02
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ZAINA, Roberto appointed
director
1998-07-05
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DUNSTAN, Andrea Margaret resigned
director
1998-01-23
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BISHOP, Mary Angela appointed
director
1998-01-23
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DUNSTAN, Andrea Margaret appointed
director
1998-01-23
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GRIFFITHS, Shelagh Mary appointed
director
1998-01-23
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THORNE, Bruce Alan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

65/100

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 86 — succession pressure is live.

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

European Vision Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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European Vision Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DOLLOND & AITCHISON PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · 03027093

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
European Vision Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	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

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 4, The Robinson

150-158 Church Street

Blackpool

FY1 3PS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last: 2026-01-23