1 DEVONFIELD ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06296318 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-06-28
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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 (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-03-07
    ➖
    ELLERTON, Colette resigned
    director
  13. 2020-03-07
    ➖
    ELLERTON, Norman resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-06-26
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    ELLERTON, Colette appointed
    director
  17. 2019-06-26
    ➕
    ELLERTON, Norman appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2016-01-14
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    ELLIS, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  22. 2016-01-14
    ➖
    ELLIS, Lee resigned
    director
  23. 2007-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 DEVONFIELD ROAD LIMITED
  24. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    SMITH, John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    SMITH, John appointed
    director
  26. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-06-28
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    ELLIS, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  29. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    ELLIS, Lee appointed
    director
  30. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2007-06-28
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2007-06-28
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1c Devonfield Road, Orrell Park
Liverpool
Merseyside
L9 3BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SMITH, John→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-28
Resigned
ELLERTON, Colette→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-06-26 · resigned 2020-03-07
Resigned
ELLERTON, Norman→
director · ~80y · appointed 2019-06-26 · resigned 2020-03-07
Resigned
ELLIS, Jacqueline→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2016-01-14
Resigned
ELLIS, Lee→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2016-01-14
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-28
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2007-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19