DUNMILKIN LTD
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Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNMILKIN LTD
- 2014-09-12➕DOLAN, Beverley 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Beverley Dolan Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 29/08/2018 | — |