RICHARD DURGAN GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £518.5k | £522.8k |
| Current assets | £37.2k | £51.6k |
| Cash | £3 | £4 |
| Debtors | £37.2k | £51.6k |
| Net assets | £518.5k | £522.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 6 capital
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 6 capital
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-06-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-06-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-06-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-06-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-06-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-06-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-06-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2012-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs RICHARD DURGAN GROUP LIMITED
- 2012-05-08➕DURGAN, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
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 "DURGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Anthony Durgan Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/06/2014 | — |