D P WILKINSON ROOFING & BUILDING LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3 | £3 |
| Cash | £3 | £3 |
| Net assets | £3 | £3 |
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.
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-11-12➖WHITE, Jodi resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs D P WILKINSON ROOFING & BUILDING LIMITED
- 2013-11-15➕WILKINSON, Darren Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-11-15➕WHITE, Jodi appointedsecretary
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 "WILKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
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 13 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 Darren Paul Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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