DE WESSELOW LOGISTICS (DWL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09094696 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees5600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2026-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-04-02
    THOMPSON, Adam appointed
    director
  8. 2026-04-02
    DE WESSELOW, Laura resigned
    secretary
  9. 2026-04-02
    DE WESSELOW, Peter Ronald resigned
    director
  10. 2025-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-07-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2024-06-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Inxpress Limited
  14. 2024-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-13
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2023-01-12
    DE WESSELOW, Laura appointed
    secretary
  18. 2022-05-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  22. 2020-04-06
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  23. 2019-12-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2019-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DE WESSELOW LOGISTICS (DWL) LIMITED
  26. 2014-06-19
    DE WESSELOW, Peter Ronald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-03

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DE WESSELOW, Laura resigned 2026-04-02; DE WESSELOW, Peter Ronald resigned 2026-04-02

Group structure

Inxpress Sf 3 Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Inxpress Sf 3 Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
DE WESSELOW LOGISTICS (DWL) LIMITED
This company · 09094696

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Inxpress Sf 3 Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares02/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter De Wesselowceased 02/04/2026· 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
Incorporated2014-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

5 Blueberry Business Park
Wallhead Road
Rochdale
OL16 5AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

THOMPSON, Adam
director · ~51y · appointed 2026-04-02
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Active
DE WESSELOW, Laura
secretary · appointed 2023-01-12 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned
DE WESSELOW, Peter Ronald
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-06-19 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Inxpress
Inxpress Limited
A registered charge1 property21/06/2024
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Recent filings (38 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-13