DAVID PAUL OF WARRINGTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04902450 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-17
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-05➖BROWN, David Richard resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-05➖BROWN, David Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-04-05➖COLLINS, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2023-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-25➕CARTLEDGE, Sam appointeddirector
- 2023-02-25➕MARRON, Karl Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-09-24➕BROWN, David Richard appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-24➕BROWN, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2003-09-24➕COLLINS, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-23➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVID PAUL OF WARRINGTON LIMITED
- 2003-09-17➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-17➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Gvs Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gvs Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DAVID PAUL OF WARRINGTON LIMITED
This company · 04902450
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 |
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Gvs Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul David Collinsceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr David Richard Brownceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 9 Tatton Court Kingsland Grange
Woolston
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 4RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
CARTLEDGE, Sam→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARRON, Karl Robert→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, David Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2023-04-05
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-17 · resigned 2003-09-23
BROWN, David Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2023-04-05
COLLINS, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2023-04-05
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-17 · resigned 2003-09-23
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01