DEVON, EXETER AND PLYMOUTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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00617795 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1958-12-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 25.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£177.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (10 active, 100 linked, 90 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

369 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £177,139

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£142k

Net Worth

£177k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Cash	£141.5k
Net assets	£177.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (216 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
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officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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PEARSON, Emily Jane resigned
director
2025-07-30
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HOSKIN, Helen appointed
secretary
2025-07-30
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officers · AP03
2025-07-30
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officers · TM02
2025-07-01
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ELFORD, Stuart Michael Paul resigned
secretary
2024-12-09
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incorporation · MA
2024-12-05
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-05
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2024-11-15
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change-of-name · NE01
2024-11-15
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change-of-name · NM06
2024-11-15
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change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-09-21
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2024-09-19
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2024-09-17
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-13
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GATES, Stephen John appointed
director
2024-09-13
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GILL, Misty-Jane appointed
director
2024-09-13
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GRABHAM, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2024-09-13
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KNIGHT, Peter Alan appointed
director
2024-09-13
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NERO, Paul appointed
director
2024-09-13
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GREENACRE, James Christopher resigned
director
2024-09-13
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LAVIS, Thomas resigned
director
2024-09-13
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MOORE, Thomas William resigned
director
2024-09-12
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JACKMAN, Oliver George resigned
director
2024-09-12
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officers · TM01
2024-09-12
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2024-09-12
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2024-07-23
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2024-07-02
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HANDS, Pauline Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-05-23
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ADAMS, Richard Duncan Robert resigned
director
2024-04-30
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BECKER, Carola resigned
director
2023-07-25
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JAMES, Paul Robert resigned
director
2023-02-28
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CEASAR, Melanie Louise resigned
secretary
2023-02-28
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ELFORD, Stuart Michael Paul appointed
secretary
2022-10-31
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MIDDLETON-JONES, Linda resigned
director
2022-07-14
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BUTERA, Jabo appointed
director
2022-07-14
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BEAUMONT, Emily Frances, Dr. resigned
director
2022-07-14
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BECKER, Carola appointed
director
2022-07-14
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JACKMAN, Oliver George appointed
director
2022-07-14
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JONES, Timothy resigned
director
2022-07-14
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LAVIS, Thomas appointed
director
2022-07-14
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PEARSON, Emily Jane appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 216 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ELFORD, Stuart Michael Paul resigned 2025-07-01; PEARSON, Emily Jane resigned 2025-10-01

Name changed 5 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-05: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-12-05: change-of-name-exemption

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1958-12-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 5 Derriford Business Park

Derriford

Plymouth

PL6 5QZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30