DEVYNOCK PROBATE RESEARCH LTD

💤Zombieactive
04931658 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2018-07-11
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-07-11
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-11
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-07-11
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-25
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    MCGOVERN, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-25
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    WORDSWORTH, Emma Jane Mcqueen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    LLOYD, David Thomas Marner resigned
    director
  21. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    LLOYD, Lindsay Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    LLOYD, Sophia Mary Mckenna resigned
    director
  23. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    MILLS, Frederick resigned
    director
  24. 2018-06-25
    ➖
    WORDSWORTH, Emma Jane Mcqueen resigned
    director
  25. 2004-07-10
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    WORDSWORTH, Emma Jane Mcqueen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-07-10
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    THORNE WIDGERY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As DEVYNOCK PROBATE RESEARCH LTD
  28. 2003-10-14
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    THORNE WIDGERY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-10-14
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    LLOYD, David Thomas Marner appointed
    director
  30. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    LLOYD, Lindsay Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    LLOYD, Sophia Mary Mckenna appointed
    director
  32. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    MILLS, Frederick appointed
    director
  33. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    WORDSWORTH, Emma Jane Mcqueen appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Ggd Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ggd Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DEVYNOCK PROBATE RESEARCH LTD
This company · 04931658

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ggd Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Thomas Marner Lloydceased 25/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Crown Chambers
Princes Street
Harrogate
HG1 1NJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MCGOVERN, Michael Joseph→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WORDSWORTH, Emma Jane Mcqueen→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-10 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
THORNE WIDGERY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2004-07-10
Resigned
LLOYD, David Thomas Marner→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
LLOYD, Lindsay Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
LLOYD, Sophia Mary Mckenna→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
MILLS, Frederick→
director · ~93y · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned
WORDSWORTH, Emma Jane Mcqueen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2018-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25