DARNLEY SUB LIMITED
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Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-02➖GHAFUR, Nasreen resigneddirector
- 2025-08-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs DARNLEY SUB LIMITED
- 2014-02-03➕GHAFUR, Sohail appointeddirector
- 2014-02-03➕GHAFUR, Nasreen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sohail Ghafur Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Nasreen Ghafurceased 06/10/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2014 | 02/06/2023 |