DENNISON TRAILERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
FC021303 · oversea-company · incorporated 1998-02-01
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 27.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2019-12-11📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2006-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-10-04📄legacymortgage · 395
- 2002-10-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2000-09-15📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 2000-09-15📄legacycertificate · 692(1)(c)
- 2000-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1998-10-16📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 1998-09-21📄legacymortgage · 395
- 1998-09-21📄legacymortgage · 395
- 1998-09-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-09-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-09-01➕DENNISON, George Trevor appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-01➕DENNISON, James Courtney appointeddirector
- 1998-09-01➕DENNISON, Richard John appointeddirector
- 1998-09-01📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 1998-09-01📄legacyincorporation · 691
- 1998-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs DENNISON TRAILERS LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DENNISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1998-02-01
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Mr James Courtney Dennison & 1
Dennison Trailers Ltd
Caton Road
Lancaster
LA1 3PE
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2004-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DENNISON, George Trevor→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-09-01
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DENNISON, James Courtney→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-09-01
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DENNISON, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/10/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 14/09/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/09/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2019-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2005-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2004-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2003-02-10
legacy
mortgage · 395
2002-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2001-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2001-01-30
legacy
officers · FPA
2000-09-15
legacy
certificate · 692(1)(c)
2000-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2000-02-01
legacy
accounts · 225
1998-10-16
legacy
mortgage · 395
1998-09-21
legacy
mortgage · 395
1998-09-21
legacy
address · BUSADD
1998-09-01