DAVISONS (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03828757 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2023-10-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  12. 2021-03-30
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  13. 2019-12-23
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  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-10-16
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    STANLEY- WRIGHT, Sarah Louise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-08-25
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    STANLEY- WRIGHT, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2006-07-20
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    STANLEY- WRIGHT, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2005-12-06
    ➕
    STANLEY- WRIGHT, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-12-06
    ➖
    WARD, John Charles resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-12-06
    ➖
    WARD, John Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    CRESSWELL, Stephen Amos resigned
    director
  24. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    SPARKES, Peter Leonard Hargreave resigned
    director
  25. 2002-02-28
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    RATCLIFFE, William James resigned
    director
  26. 2001-08-01
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    WRIGHT, John David appointed
    director
  27. 1999-10-07
    ➕
    CRESSWELL, Stephen Amos appointed
    director
  28. 1999-10-07
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    SPARKES, Peter Leonard Hargreave appointed
    director
  29. 1999-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVISONS (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LIMITED
  30. 1999-08-20
    ➕
    WARD, John Charles appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-08-20
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-08-20
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-08-20
    ➕
    RATCLIFFE, William James appointed
    director
  34. 1999-08-20
    ➕
    WARD, John Charles appointed
    director
  35. 1999-08-20
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-08-20
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John David Wright
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1999-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Lime Court
Pathfields Business Park
South Molton
Devon
EX36 3LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

WRIGHT, John David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANLEY- WRIGHT, Sarah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-06 · resigned 2015-10-16
Resigned
WARD, John Charles→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 2005-12-06
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 1999-08-20
Resigned
CRESSWELL, Stephen Amos→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-10-07 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
RATCLIFFE, William James→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
SPARKES, Peter Leonard Hargreave→
director · ~83y · appointed 1999-10-07 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
STANLEY- WRIGHT, Sarah Louise→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-07-20 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
WARD, John Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 2005-12-06
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 1999-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-01