ALLIANCE FRANCAISE - DEVON LTD

🌳Matureactive

06321631 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-07-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (3 active, 30 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2025-08-19
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2025-08-15
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officers · TM01
2025-08-15
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officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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NEALE, Brian Michael, Dr appointed
director
2025-07-04
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REED, Deborah Ann, Dr resigned
director
2025-07-04
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WILSON, Christopher resigned
director
2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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gazette · DISS40
2024-11-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
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FRAZER, Sheila Josephine resigned
director
2024-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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accounts · AA
2023-01-24
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officers · TM01
2023-01-24
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officers · AP01
2022-12-09
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WARD, Paul resigned
director
2022-07-29
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officers · TM01
2022-07-29
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officers · TM01
2022-06-22
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EVANS, Paul appointed
director
2022-06-22
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HIND, Mickael Francis resigned
director
2022-06-22
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MILLS, Sara resigned
director
2022-05-25
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accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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address · AD01
2021-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-28
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accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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FELLOW, Peter resigned
director
2020-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-19
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HAYMAN, Janet resigned
director
2020-05-19
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MILLS, Sara appointed
director
2020-05-19
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WARD, Paul appointed
director
2019-04-30
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DEXTER, George Herbert appointed
director
2019-04-30
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FRAZER, Sheila Josephine appointed
director
2019-04-30
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HIND, Mickael Francis appointed
director
2019-04-30
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NEALE, Brian Michael, Dr resigned
director
2019-04-30
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REED, Deborah Ann, Dr appointed
director
2019-04-30
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WILSON, Christopher appointed
director
2018-07-03
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DREY, Lindsey resigned
director
2018-07-03
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FELLOW, Peter appointed
director
2018-07-03
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O'DONOGHUE, Maura resigned
director
2017-09-26
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SYKES, Alison resigned
director
2017-06-27
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GARRETT, Guy resigned
director
2015-10-19
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MONTAGUE, Gloria resigned
director
2015-07-08
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HAYMAN, Janet appointed
director
2015-07-08
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MOORE, Nigel Richard resigned
director
2015-07-08
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O'DONOGHUE, Maura appointed
director
2015-07-08
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VALLANCE, Terry resigned
director
2014-12-21
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RONCARATI, Francesca resigned
director
2014-07-07
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BOSDET, Patricia resigned
director
2014-07-07
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HEATLEY, Paul Russel resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 77 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: REED, Deborah Ann, Dr resigned 2025-07-04; WILSON, Christopher resigned 2025-07-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Stephanie Dorothee D'Haussy Individual · French · DOB 12/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2007-07-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Gate House

2 High Street

Totnes

TQ9 5RZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-12

Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 27 resigned)

DEXTER, George Herbert→

director · ~78y · appointed 2019-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EVANS, Paul→

director · ~82y · appointed 2022-06-22

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Active

NEALE, Brian Michael, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2025-07-04

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Active

HARWOOD, June Rosemarie→

secretary · appointed 2007-08-27 · resigned 2010-04-30

Resigned

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-23 · resigned 2007-07-27

Resigned

BOSDET, Patricia→

director · ~81y · appointed 2010-07-14 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

BRAZIL, Pat→

director · ~80y · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2013-07-03

Resigned

DREY, Lindsey→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2018-07-03

Resigned

FELLOW, Peter→

director · ~72y · appointed 2018-07-03 · resigned 2021-01-29

Resigned

FRAZER, Sheila Josephine→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-04-30 · resigned 2024-03-19

Resigned

GARRETT, Guy→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2017-06-27

Resigned

HARWOOD, David John, Dr→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-08-27 · resigned 2010-05-07

Resigned

HAYMAN, Janet→

director · ~86y · appointed 2015-07-08 · resigned 2020-05-19

Resigned

HEATLEY, Paul Russel→

director · ~83y · appointed 2009-07-10 · resigned 2014-07-07

Resigned

HIND, Mickael Francis→

director · ~85y · appointed 2019-04-30 · resigned 2022-06-22

Resigned

MILLS, Sara→

director · ~72y · appointed 2020-05-19 · resigned 2022-06-22

Resigned

MONTAGUE, Gloria→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-07 · resigned 2015-10-19

Resigned

MOORE, Nigel Richard→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-07-14 · resigned 2015-07-08

Resigned

NEALE, Brian Michael, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2019-04-30

Resigned

O'DONOGHUE, Maura→

director · ~75y · appointed 2015-07-08 · resigned 2018-07-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-22

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gazette · DISS40

2024-11-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-10-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-01-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-01-24