DIRECT MORTGAGE CONNECTION LTD

🌳Matureactive
04063566 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-01
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 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-01-12
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  17. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-03-02
    ➖
    BUTLER, Geoffrey Hugh resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    BROOKES, William Ralph resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-01
    ➕
    BUTLER, Geoffrey Hugh appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-04-29
    ➕
    CULLEY, Joanne appointed
    director
  22. 2010-04-29
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Christopher Edward resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-04-29
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Christopher Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2008-10-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2002-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2000-09-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIRECT MORTGAGE CONNECTION LTD
  27. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    BROOKES, William Ralph appointed
    director
  28. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    BROOKES, William Ralph appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Christopher Edward appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-09-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Christopher Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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

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Mlm Financial Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DIRECT MORTGAGE CONNECTION LTD
This company · 04063566

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mlm Financial Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

6a The Professional Quarter
Shrewsbury Business Park, Emstrey
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BROOKES, William Ralph→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CULLEY, Joanne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, William Ralph→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned
BUTLER, Geoffrey Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2011-03-02
Resigned
HAMILTON, Christopher Edward→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2010-04-29
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
HAMILTON, Christopher Edward→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2010-04-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property09/07/200207/10/2008

Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02