1910 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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04675308 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-24
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£128.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £128,117
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,756 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£128k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£52k£78k£104k£130kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£128.1k£129.9k
Current assets£3.7k£4.7k
Cash£2.8k£4.6k
Debtors£887£88
Net assets£128.1k£129.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-04-25
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2022-11-03
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  5. 2021-10-21
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  6. 2020-11-26
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  7. 2020-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-08
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  9. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-22
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  13. 2015-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-04-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2003-04-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2003-04-02
    ➕
    STEVENS, Martin Kevan appointed
    director
  19. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    STEVENS, Janette Christine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    TREECE, Eric appointed
    director
  21. 2003-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 1910 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  22. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-02-24
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-02-24
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-02-24
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Martin Kevan Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Bridge House
Mill Lane
Dronfield
Derbyshire
S18 2XL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

STEVENS, Janette Christine→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-26
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Active
STEVENS, Martin Kevan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-04-02
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Active
TREECE, Eric→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-02-26
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Active
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/04/2006—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/04/2003—
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-08