D.F. KING LTD

🌳Matureactive
09288591 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-03-03
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  6. 2025-03-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2024-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-09-30
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  9. 2024-09-30
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2024-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-09-20
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    BLACK, Jason Nirina Ranaivo resigned
    director
  14. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-07
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
  16. 2022-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-11-04
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    STOKES, Ian appointed
    director
  19. 2022-11-04
    ➕
    BLACK, Jason Nirina Ranaivo appointed
    director
  20. 2022-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-09-09
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    OWERS, Alison Rose resigned
    director
  22. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-05-03
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    RING, Susan Lesley resigned
    director
  26. 2019-11-20
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    MUFG PMS CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2019-11-20
    ➖
    GARDINER, Paul Martin resigned
    director
  28. 2019-10-08
    ➕
    MUFG PMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2019-10-08
    ➖
    MARSDEN, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  30. 2019-10-08
    ➖
    OWERS, Alison Rose resigned
    secretary
  31. 2019-08-08
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  32. 2019-08-08
    ➖
    HAWKINS, William John resigned
    director
  33. 2019-08-08
    ➖
    MCMURTRIE, John Menzies resigned
    director
  34. 2019-08-08
    ➕
    RING, Susan Lesley appointed
    director
  35. 2018-05-09
    ➕
    PARKER, John appointed
    director
  36. 2018-05-09
    ➕
    OWERS, Alison Rose appointed
    secretary
  37. 2018-05-09
    ➕
    OWERS, Alison Rose appointed
    director
  38. 2017-08-31
    ➖
    GEDDES, David Ford resigned
    director
  39. 2015-11-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  40. 2015-06-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Westpac Banking Corporation
  41. 2014-10-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D.F. KING LTD
  42. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    GARDINER, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  43. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    GEDDES, David Ford appointed
    director
  44. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    HAWKINS, William John appointed
    director
  45. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    MCMURTRIE, John Menzies appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Mufg Pension & Market Services (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mufg Pension & Market Services (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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D.F. KING LTD
This company · 09288591

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
Mufg Pension & Market Services (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Central Square
29 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 4DL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

MUFG PMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOKES, Ian→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-04
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Active
MUFG PMS CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2019-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSDEN, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2019-08-08 · resigned 2019-10-08
Resigned
OWERS, Alison Rose→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-09 · resigned 2019-10-08
Resigned
BLACK, Jason Nirina Ranaivo→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-11-04 · resigned 2023-09-20
Resigned
GARDINER, Paul Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2019-11-20
Resigned
GEDDES, David Ford→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned
HAWKINS, William John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2019-08-08
Resigned
MCMURTRIE, John Menzies→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2019-08-08
Resigned
OWERS, Alison Rose→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-09 · resigned 2022-09-09
Resigned
RING, Susan Lesley→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-08 · resigned 2021-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Westpac Banking Corporation
A registered charge1 property29/06/201504/11/2015

Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-03
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-03-03
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-30
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2024-09-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-27