141 DEVONSHIRE ROAD LTD

🌳Matureactive
05932204 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£200£400£600£800£1kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.0k£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k£1.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-02-12
    POTTER, Joseph appointed
    director
  6. 2023-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-08
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-11-11
    DICKENS, Katie resigned
    director
  12. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-16
    BURNETT, Andrew James appointed
    director
  15. 2021-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2014-06-20
    LAWSON, Barry appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-20
    LAWSON, Fiona Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-12
    MH ASSOCIATES CHARTERED SURVEYORS & PROJECT MANAGERS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-05-12
    MH ASSOCIATES MANAGING AGENTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-09-12
    MH ASSOCIATES CHARTERED SURVEYORS & PROJECT MANAGERS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-07-11
    LAWSON, Barry resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-07-11
    MH ASSOCIATES MANAGING AGENTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-08-31
    BAKER, Karl Jonathan resigned
    director
  28. 2006-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 141 DEVONSHIRE ROAD LTD
  29. 2006-09-12
    LAWSON, Barry appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-09-12
    BAKER, Karl Jonathan appointed
    director
  31. 2006-09-12
    DICKENS, Katie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Barry Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
2550%
25-50% shares12/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Katie Dickensceased 11/11/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2006-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

141 Devonshire Road
London
SE23 3LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BURNETT, Andrew James
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-03-16
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Active
LAWSON, Barry
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-20
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Active
LAWSON, Fiona Jennifer Ann
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-20
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Active
POTTER, Joseph
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSON, Barry
secretary · appointed 2006-09-12 · resigned 2008-07-11
Resigned
MH ASSOCIATES CHARTERED SURVEYORS & PROJECT MANAGERS
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-12 · resigned 2014-05-12
Resigned
MH ASSOCIATES MANAGING AGENTS
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2014-05-12
Resigned
BAKER, Karl Jonathan
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-09-12 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
DICKENS, Katie
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-09-12 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27