DERBYSHIRE MORTGAGE SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
05462408 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-24
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
70 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees600600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2021-06-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-28
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    SUMMERS, John Alisdair resigned
    secretary
  16. 2014-08-31
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    SUMMERS, John Alisdair resigned
    director
  17. 2008-10-31
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    CLAVIN, Kevin Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2007-10-23
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    CLAVIN, Kevin Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2005-05-27
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    WOOLLEY, Michelle Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-27
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    SUMMERS, John Alisdair appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-05-27
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    SUMMERS, John Alisdair appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  23. 2005-05-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As DERBYSHIRE MORTGAGE SERVICES LTD
  25. 2005-05-24
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-05-24
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Michelle Jane Woolley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

2 St. Johns Close
Allestree
Derby
DE22 2PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WOOLLEY, Michelle Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUMMERS, John Alisdair→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2015-09-28
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-24 · resigned 2005-05-25
Resigned
CLAVIN, Kevin Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
SUMMERS, John Alisdair→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2014-08-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-24 · resigned 2005-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-06-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05