DARTINGTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 3 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 insolvency
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-03📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2026-02-03⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2026-02-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-28✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-12-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-11-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-11-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2025-07-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-07-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-30📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-30➕WHITELEY, Andrew Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31➕STRANDBERG, Joakim appointeddirector
- 2020-09-21➕COURY, Andrew Peter Maximiliian, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2016-07-01➖ARMSTRONG, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2016-07-01➖MCKILLOP, Duncan Louis James resigneddirector
- 2015-11-16➕ARMSTRONG, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2015-11-16➕MCKILLOP, Duncan Louis James appointeddirector
- 2015-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DARTINGTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2015-04-30➕COURY, Malcolm Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-02-03: legacy
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-01-28: legacy
Group structure
Dartington Wealth Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dartington Wealth Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/05/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Per-Olof Söderbergceased 31/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr. Andrew Peter Maximiliian Couryceased 29/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Malcolm Richard Couryceased 31/07/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
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