101 DETAILING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13593243 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-10-25
    PORTER, Ceri Louise appointed
    director
  6. 2022-10-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-10-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 101 DETAILING LTD
  9. 2021-08-31
    WALLACE, Dean appointed
    director
  10. 2021-08-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dean Wallace
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

101 Detailing Unit 3, The Yard
Castle Court, Severn Bridge Ind Est
Caldicot
Monmouthshire
NP26 5PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PORTER, Ceri Louise
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-25
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Active
WALLACE, Dean
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-08-31
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-31