DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05081022 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-23

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

11 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 19.7y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

35 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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mortgage · MR01
2025-11-12
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mortgage · MR01
2025-11-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2025-10-31
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2025-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-21
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Charge registered #9
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties.
2024-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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SALVESEN, Duncan James resigned
director
2023-10-02
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SWALES, Harry appointed
director
2023-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
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officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay resigned
director
2021-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-01
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MOROSS, Trevor resigned
director
2021-02-22
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JENKINS, Michael Ben appointed
director
2021-02-22
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KENNEDY, John Patrick resigned
director
2021-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-22
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officers · AP01
2020-03-12
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Charge registered #8
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties.
2019-06-14
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Natwest Markets PLC as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties (Security Trustee)
2019-04-17
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GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr appointed
director
2019-04-17
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SALVESEN, Duncan James appointed
director
2019-04-14
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GORVY, Manfred Stanley appointed
director
2018-12-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Aviva Commercial Finance Limited
2018-12-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2018-12-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2018-12-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Natwest Markets PLC as Security Trustee for the Finance Parties (Security Trustee)
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-04-01
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GIBLIN, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2007-07-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2006-09-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Cranwood St One Limited and Cranwood St Two Limited
2004-04-15
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HANOVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-04-15
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HARRIS, Robert appointed
director
2004-04-15
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THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver appointed
director
2004-04-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-15
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KENNEDY, John Patrick appointed
director
2004-04-15
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LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay appointed
director
2004-04-15
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MOROSS, Trevor appointed
director
2004-04-15
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

1 med · 1 low

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.

9 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Dorrington Property Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dorrington Property Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED

This company · 05081022

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
Dorrington Property Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/12/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Dorrington Properties Plcceased 27/12/2018· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2004-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

16 Hans Road

London

SW3 1RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23