DCS AUTOMOTIVE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11547248 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-193.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
- 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £193,129
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£193k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£610k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-176.1k | £-49.3k |
| Current assets | £609.7k | £602.0k |
| Cash | £1.6k | — |
| Debtors | £197.9k | — |
| Net assets | £-193.1k | £-124.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-01➖LOWE, Anthony Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07➕LOWE, Anthony Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-04➖HULME, Gareth Nigel resigneddirector
- 2018-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DCS AUTOMOTIVE LTD
- 2018-09-01➕DOLAN, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2018-09-01➕DOLAN, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2018-09-01➕HULME, Gareth Nigel appointeddirector
- 2018-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Simon John Dolan Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2018 |
Mr Thomas James Dolan Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gareth Nigel Hulmeceased 04/04/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Unit 1 Link 25 Industrial Estate
Wigan Road
Bryn
Lancashire
WN4 0DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DOLAN, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOLAN, Thomas James→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HULME, Gareth Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2019-04-04
LOWE, Anthony Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-06-07 · resigned 2025-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V. | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2021 | 15/04/2025 |
Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25