MORGAN DAVIES PROPERTY (COMMERCIAL) LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.50M | — |
| Current assets | £457.2k | — |
| Cash | £10.7k | — |
| Debtors | £446.5k | — |
| Net assets | £1.16M | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2019-11-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2019-11-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2015-08-17➖DAVIES, Paul Owen resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-02-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-02-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2003-10-27➖CLARK, Stephen John resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-27➕DAVIES, Paul Owen appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs MORGAN DAVIES PROPERTY (COMMERCIAL) LTD
- 2003-06-03➕DAVIES, Louise Irene appointeddirector
- 2003-06-03➕CLARK, Stephen John appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Irene Davies Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 01/09/2011 | 30/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/02/2011 | 30/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/02/2011 | 30/01/2020 |