D & G FABRICATIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

11569815 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-14

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 7.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£517.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 7.8y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £517,394

Net assets shrinking

Down £14,204 YoY

Cash YoY

-5%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£367k

↓ 4.6% YoY

Net Worth

£517k

↓ 2.7% YoY

Current Assets

£785k

↓ 7.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£556.2k	£596.6k
Current assets	£785.0k	£847.2k
Cash	£367.5k	£385.3k
Debtors	£318.9k	£406.9k
Net assets	£517.4k	£531.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
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officers · AP03
2026-05-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
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CULLEN, Carole Hilary appointed
secretary
2025-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-28
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POWELL, Neil appointed
director
2024-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-10-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2018-10-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
2018-10-04
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WALKER, Darren appointed
director
2018-10-04
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WALKER, Debra appointed
director
2018-09-14
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Company incorporated
As D & G FABRICATIONS LTD
2018-09-14
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CULLEN, Desmond appointed
secretary
2018-09-14
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CULLEN, Desmond Michael, Mr. appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Carole Hillary Cullen Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	01/09/2022
Mr. Desmond Michael Cullen Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	14/09/2018

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

Incorporated2018-09-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

The Shipyard Complex

Carr Street

Selby

North Yorkshire

YO8 8AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22