DOOR CONTROLS DIRECT LTD

🌳Matureactive

04883240 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-01

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46150

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (7 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	3900	3400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 change-of-name

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2024-05-01
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SUTCLIFFE, Keith Henry appointed
director
2024-05-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-03
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-04-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-10-13
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-08-19
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-02-11
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-01
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GEYSER, Nicholas appointed
director
2020-11-02
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MEYERS, Simon Anthony resigned
director
2019-05-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
2016-11-22
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MEYERS, Hugh Browning resigned
secretary
2016-03-14
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MORRIN, Sean Francis resigned
director
2015-11-04
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MEYERS, Hugh Browning appointed
secretary
2015-11-04
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TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-02-04
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LILLINGTON, Thomas Leonard appointed
director
2015-02-04
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SMITH, Trevor Raymond resigned
director
2014-09-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Abn Amro Commercial Finance PLC
2014-06-30
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HEWITT, Gary John appointed
director
2014-06-30
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TROWBRIDGE, Mike appointed
director
2014-06-30
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MEYERS, Hugh Browning resigned
director
2013-03-04
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SMITH, Trevor Raymond appointed
director
2012-08-20
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BREWER, Guy appointed
director
2012-08-20
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MORRIN, Sean Francis appointed
director
2010-02-05
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BOWLEY, Helen resigned
director
2008-06-16
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BOWLEY, Helen appointed
director
2003-09-01
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Company incorporated
As DOOR CONTROLS DIRECT LTD
2003-09-01
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LILLINGTON, Danny appointed
director
2003-09-01
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-01
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-01
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TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-09-01
➕
MEYERS, Hugh Browning appointed
director
2003-09-01
➕
MEYERS, Simon Anthony appointed
director
2003-09-01
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-01
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Spiller Door Controls Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Spiller Door Controls Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DOOR CONTROLS DIRECT LTD

This company · 04883240

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
Spiller Door Controls Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/01/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Riskstop Group Holdings Limitedceased 24/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Riskstop Group Limitedceased 23/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

43 Richmond Hill

Bournemouth

BH2 6LR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-06

Last: 2025-09-22