10 DEVEREUX ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05389118 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-14➕HART, Samuel James appointeddirector
- 2021-08-14➖ADAMS, Julie resigneddirector
- 2021-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-04-15➕SCARBOROUGH, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-15➕DROGMAN, Carl appointeddirector
- 2008-01-18➖COUSINS, David Michael Edwin resignedsecretary
- 2008-01-18➖COUSINS, David Michael Edwin resigneddirector
- 2007-08-12➖CLARK, Alan Michael resigneddirector
- 2006-03-17➕ADAMS, Julie appointeddirector
- 2006-03-17➖POPLETT, Stella Gladys resigneddirector
- 2005-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 10 DEVEREUX ROAD LIMITED
- 2005-03-11➕COUSINS, David Michael Edwin appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-11➕CLARK, Alan Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-03-11➕COUSINS, David Michael Edwin appointeddirector
- 2005-03-11➕POPLETT, Stella Gladys appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
2 Harwell Close
Braintree. Essex. Cm7 9fw
Essex
CM7 9FW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
SCARBOROUGH, Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DROGMAN, Carl→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-04-15
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HART, Samuel James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COUSINS, David Michael Edwin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2008-01-18
ADAMS, Julie→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2021-08-14
CLARK, Alan Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2007-08-12
COUSINS, David Michael Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2008-01-18
POPLETT, Stella Gladys→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2006-03-17
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-30