DUNWILCO (1836) LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2015-09-25📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-09-25🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-06-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-05-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2015-02-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2015-01-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2014-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNWILCO (1836) LIMITED
- 2014-09-12➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-09-12➕ROSE, Kenneth Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-09-12➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-09-12➕D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-09-25
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