DEWLOR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC750840 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-41.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.1y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £41,275
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
Net Worth
-£41k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £389.1k |
| Current assets | £32.6k |
| Cash | £13.1k |
| Debtors | £19.5k |
| Net assets | £-41.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-03-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-03-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-08-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Romaco Spv 2 Limited
- 2023-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Romaco Spv 2 Limited
- 2023-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-07📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs DEWLOR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2022-11-18➕DEWAR, Bruce appointeddirector
- 2022-11-18➕DEWAR, Kerri Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-11-18➕LORENTE, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-11-18➕LORENTE, Marcus Steven appointeddirector
- 2022-11-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-24
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marcus Steven Lorente Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DEL'S VENDING COMPANY LTD.→ SC168682 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
1 Cambuslang Court
Glasgow
G32 8FH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-10
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
DEWAR, Bruce→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-18
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DEWAR, Kerri Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-18
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LORENTE, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-11-18
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LORENTE, Marcus Steven→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-18
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/03/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Romaco Spv 2 Romaco Spv 2 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2023 | 22/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | Romaco Spv 2 Romaco Spv 2 Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/03/2023 | 22/03/2024 |
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-07