D.M.E. TYRES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05591997 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-13
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£471.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 20.3y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £471,458
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£145k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£471k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£446k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£144k£289k£433k£577k£722kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£498.2k£494.1k
Current assets£446.2k£721.6k
Cash£145.4k£451.3k
Debtors£287.7k£258.4k
Net assets£471.5k£458.2k

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.

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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 (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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  2. 2025-10-29
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  3. 2025-10-28
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  4. 2025-03-11
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  5. 2024-02-26
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  6. 2023-10-16
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  7. 2023-03-31
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  8. 2022-04-28
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  9. 2021-05-07
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  10. 2020-05-20
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  11. 2019-08-15
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  12. 2018-05-24
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  13. 2017-05-19
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  14. 2016-07-05
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  15. 2015-11-27
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  16. 2014-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2014-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2014-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2014-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2014-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2010-12-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  22. 2010-01-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Ecf Asset Finance PLC
  23. 2009-12-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ecf Asset Finance PLC
  24. 2007-06-30
    ➕
    CLARKE, Lorna Christine appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-06-30
    ➖
    THORNTON, Ian Richard resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-05-25
    ➖
    DAWSON, Kevin Eric resigned
    director
  27. 2006-03-22
    ➕
    CLARKE, Derrick Anthony William appointed
    director
  28. 2006-03-22
    ➕
    PLASTER, Kenneth Melvyn appointed
    director
  29. 2006-03-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  30. 2006-02-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  31. 2006-02-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2005-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As D.M.E. TYRES LIMITED
  33. 2005-10-13
    ➕
    THORNTON, Ian Richard appointed
    secretary
  34. 2005-10-13
    ➕
    DAWSON, Kevin Eric appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 ·
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.

Group structure

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

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Bilken Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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D.M.E. TYRES LIMITED
This company · 05591997

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bilken Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/10/2023
Mr Derrick Antony William Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Melvyn Plaster
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Hanover Court
5 Queen Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CLARKE, Lorna Christine→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Derrick Anthony William→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-03-22
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Active
PLASTER, Kenneth Melvyn→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORNTON, Ian Richard→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned 2007-06-30
Resigned
DAWSON, Kevin Eric→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-10-13 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property09/12/2010—
satisfied
Ecf Asset Finance
Ecf Asset Finance PLC
Mortgage1 property20/01/201009/09/2014
satisfied
Ecf Asset Finance
Ecf Asset Finance PLC
Debenture1 property17/12/200909/09/2014
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property10/03/200609/09/2014
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property03/02/200609/09/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/02/200609/09/2014
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22