BEST DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06630983 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£5.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,286
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,964 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£7.9k£21.9k
Current assets£12.7k£27.4k
Net assets£5.3k£15.3k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-07-06
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  4. 2022-09-01
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  5. 2021-10-28
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  6. 2021-01-26
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  7. 2019-10-29
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  8. 2018-10-25
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  9. 2017-10-31
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  10. 2017-07-05
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  11. 2016-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-06
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  13. 2015-10-02
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  14. 2015-09-01
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  15. 2015-09-01
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  16. 2014-10-28
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  17. 2014-06-28
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    BOTELHO, Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2014-01-02
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    SAGGERS, Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-18
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    BOTELHO, Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-18
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    SAGGERS, Graham resigned
    director
  21. 2012-05-31
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    BOHILL, Paul John resigned
    director
  22. 2012-05-31
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    SAGGERS, Graham appointed
    director
  23. 2011-12-14
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    BOHILL, Paul John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-12-14
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    BOTELHO, Ann resigned
    director
  25. 2009-06-27
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    BRASON, David John resigned
    director
  26. 2009-06-25
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    BOTELHO, Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-01
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    DALE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2008-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BEST DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  29. 2008-06-26
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    DALE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-06-26
    ➕
    BRASON, David John appointed
    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 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Graham Saggers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Cwg House Gallamore Lane Industrial Estate
Gallamore Lane
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN8 3HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SAGGERS, Graham→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE HOUSE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
BOHILL, Paul John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-12-14 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
BOTELHO, Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2014-06-28
Resigned
BOTELHO, Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-06-25 · resigned 2011-12-14
Resigned
BRASON, David John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2009-06-27
Resigned
SAGGERS, Graham→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-05-31 · resigned 2013-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2025-07-09
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2024-10-30
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2024-07-09
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2023-07-06
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2023-06-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-25