D & G AUTOBODY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11234629 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-137.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £137,520
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£138k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£763
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.3k | £16.8k |
| Current assets | £763 | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £-137.5k | £-140.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-02➖COURT, James resigneddirector
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01➕COURT, James appointeddirector
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30➖SMITH, George resigneddirector
- 2020-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-26➕COURT, Sharon Lynn appointeddirector
- 2019-07-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs D & G AUTOBODY LIMITED
- 2018-03-05➕COURT, David Gareth appointeddirector
- 2018-03-05➕SMITH, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Gareth Court Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/05/2023 |
Mrs Sharon Lynn Court Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/05/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Gareth Courtceased 02/05/2023· significant influence
- Mr George Smithceased 30/07/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 1, Queensway Trading Estate
Waterloo Road
Widnes
WA8 0FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COURT, David Gareth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COURT, Sharon Lynn→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COURT, James→
Resigneddirector · ~23y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2026-03-02
SMITH, George→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2018-03-05 · resigned 2020-07-30
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16