ORION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01392920 · ltd · incorporated 1978-10-09

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 20 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

137 live charges · 17 lenders · oldest 46.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 46.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 17 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

137 charges (137/137 with lender, 137/137 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

377 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (276 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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mortgage · MR04
2026-07-01
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Charge satisfied #134
2026-01-22
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accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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accounts · AA
2022-02-10
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accounts · AA
2021-06-07
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accounts · AA
2021-04-16
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-16
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Charge satisfied #136
2020-07-18
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officers · AP01
2020-07-01
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LUMB, Jean Sandra appointed
director
2019-12-14
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accounts · AA
2019-05-14
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mortgage · MR05
2018-10-25
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accounts · AA
2018-07-12
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auditors · AUD
2017-10-17
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accounts · AA
2017-03-06
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accounts · AA
2015-05-28
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Charge registered #137
Lender: Christine Mary Weston as a Trustee of the Orion Developments Limited Directors Pension Scheme
2015-04-07
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LUMB, Joanne Sarah appointed
director
2015-04-07
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LUMB, Simon Timothy appointed
director
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #133
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #132
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #131
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #130
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #129
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #128
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #127
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #110
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #126
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #125
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #124
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #123
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #122
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #121
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #120
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #119
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #118
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #117
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #116
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #115
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #114
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #113
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #112
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #111
2014-10-22
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Charge satisfied #109
2014-10-16
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Charge registered #136
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-10-16
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Charge registered #135
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2014-10-16
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Charge registered #134
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2013-10-22
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Charge registered #133
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

19 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jean Sandra Lumb Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/03/2017
Mr Timothy Lumb Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1978-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

5 Benton Office Park

Bennett Avenue Benton Hill

Horbury Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF4 5RA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29