D B INVESTMENTS (GB) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02400675 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-04

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

50 officers (5 active, 50 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

261 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (107 events)Click to expand

2025-09-04
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2025-07-16
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officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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VOGTLE, Robert appointed
director
2025-07-08
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officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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BAINES, John Duncan resigned
director
2024-12-04
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officers · CH01
2024-10-18
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accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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address · AD01
2023-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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officers · CH03
2023-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-20
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officers · CH01
2023-07-19
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officers · CH01
2022-11-04
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officers · CH01
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-08-18
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officers · AP01
2022-08-11
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BAINES, John Duncan appointed
director
2021-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-27
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DOBBIE, Scott Jamieson resigned
director
2020-06-11
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officers · AP01
2020-05-16
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BUSSEY, Michael appointed
director
2018-11-01
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NUNNERLEY, Philip Haldane appointed
director
2018-07-26
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HUTCHERSON, Sophie resigned
director
2018-05-23
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TANDON, Rajat resigned
director
2017-03-31
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DEVENISH, Elaine resigned
director
2016-11-23
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HUTCHERSON, Sophie appointed
director
2016-11-23
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TAYLOR, Eileen Joan resigned
director
2015-03-20
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PALLAS, Benjamin Jon appointed
director
2015-03-20
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MCCARTHY-HOCKEY, Therese Catherine resigned
director
2014-09-18
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BAGSHAW, Joanne Louise appointed
secretary
2014-09-18
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RUTHERFORD, Adam Paul resigned
secretary
2014-07-14
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DEVENISH, Elaine appointed
director
2014-07-14
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TANDON, Rajat appointed
director
2014-05-16
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FREEDMAN, Mark Edward resigned
director
2014-04-01
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BARTLETT, Andrew William resigned
secretary
2014-04-01
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RUTHERFORD, Adam Paul appointed
secretary
2014-02-14
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GAMBLE, Shawn Elizabeth resigned
director
2013-07-23
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REEVES, Paul resigned
director
2013-07-23
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TAYLOR, Eileen Joan appointed
director
2013-02-14
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GAMBLE, Shawn Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-11-30
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SATTERTHWAITE, Mark Brian resigned
director
2012-06-22
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HARDS, David resigned
director
2012-04-30
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WOOD, Michael John resigned
director
2012-02-06
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LITTLER, Peter James resigned
director
2012-02-06
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MCCARTHY-HOCKEY, Therese Catherine appointed
director
2011-02-16
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FREEDMAN, Mark Edward appointed
director
2011-02-16
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KEEN, David Dorian Oliver resigned
director
2010-09-02
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BRADY, Aidan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 107 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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D B INVESTMENTS (GB) LIMITED

This company · 02400675

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1989-07-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

21 Moorfields

London

EC2Y 9DB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31