PRO DM LIMITED
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Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 16.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £155.4k | £54.1k |
| Current assets | £262.9k | £27.3k |
| Cash | £262.9k | £110 |
| Debtors | — | £26.7k |
| Net assets | £155.4k | £54.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-09-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-05-01➖WADOLOWSKA, Ewa Beata resigneddirector
- 2011-04-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2011-04-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2010-01-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2009-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2009-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs PRO DM LIMITED
- 2009-11-13➕KAROLAK, Dorota Renata appointeddirector
- 2009-11-13➕WADOLOWSKA, Ewa Beata appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Dorota Renata Karolak Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mariusz Karolakceased 10/04/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Assignation in security | 1 property | 11/04/2011 | 02/09/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Assignation in security | 1 property | 11/04/2011 | 02/09/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/01/2010 | 18/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 04/12/2009 | 18/03/2024 |