DEVOAIM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01793444 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-15➕MONKHOUSE, Neil appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-15➕MONKHOUSE, Neil Albert appointeddirector
- 2021-09-15➖MONKHOUSE, Victor resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-15➖MONKHOUSE, Victor resigneddirector
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-05-29➕HAVERHALS, Tom appointeddirector
- 2018-05-29➖HAVERHALS, Walter Jules resigneddirector
- 1984-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DEVOAIM LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Tom Haverhals Individual · Belgian · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/05/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Bondis Bvbaceased 05/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Walter Jules Haverhalsceased 29/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719
Registered office
Sterling House
3 Wavell Drive, Rosehill Industrial Estate,
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2SA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
HAVERHALS, Tom→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONKHOUSE, Neil Albert→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONKHOUSE, Victor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2021-09-15
HAVERHALS, Walter Jules→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2018-05-29
MONKHOUSE, Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2021-09-15
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Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-20