37 DEVONSHIRE ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05980994 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-10-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
53 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-19
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    STANISLAUS, Bernard Edbert appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-19
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    JOSEPHS, Roger Adrian resigned
    director
  11. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 37 DEVONSHIRE ROAD LIMITED
  19. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    STANISLAUS, Bernard Edbert appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-10-27
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    JOSEPHS, Roger Adrian appointed
    director
  23. 2006-10-27
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-10-27
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bernard Edbert Stanislaus
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
——board controlboard control19/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Roger Adrian Josephsceased 19/05/2023· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

120 Forest Hill Road
London
SE22 0RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STANISLAUS, Bernard Edbert→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-27
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Active
STANISLAUS, Bernard Edbert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-05-19
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Active
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned
JOSEPHS, Roger Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2023-05-19
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22