DANIEL WILKINSON LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | — |
| Cash | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £1 | — |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-13➕BELL, Susan appointeddirector
- 2023-03-13➖WILKINSON, Gary resigneddirector
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs DANIEL WILKINSON LIMITED
- 2016-07-26➕WILKINSON, Gary appointeddirector
- 2016-07-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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