DGC MOTOR CO. LTD

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04166548 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.31M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 22.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,310,581
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£282k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£888k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£262k£524k£786k£1.0m£1.3mFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£1.31M£1.25M
Current assets£887.8k£834.6k
Cash£282.2k£207.3k
Debtors£230.3k£204.9k
Net assets£1.31M£1.25M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-11
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  3. 2024-11-19
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  4. 2023-09-25
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  5. 2022-11-30
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  6. 2021-11-29
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  7. 2020-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-18
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  9. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-16
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    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2017-05-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2016-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-25
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-04-30
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    TERNIWSKY, Linda resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-09-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2004-01-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2003-12-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2001-03-02
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    CUNLIFFE, David Geoffrey appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-02
    ➕
    TERNIWSKY, Linda appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-02-28
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-02-28
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As DGC MOTOR CO. LTD
  26. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-02-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Geoffrey Cunliffe
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/04/2017

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
Incorporated2001-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

151 Lowton Road
Golborne
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3HL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CUNLIFFE, David Geoffrey→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-03-02
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Active
TERNIWSKY, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-02 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-23 · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties30/09/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property05/01/2004—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/12/200316/05/2017
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-18