101 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06789931 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 16.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-04-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-23➕DUTHIE, Gregory Campbell appointeddirector
- 2018-03-23➖GALLACHER, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2009-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-09-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 101 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2009-01-13➕GALLACHER, David Blair appointeddirector
- 2009-01-13➕GALLACHER, Fiona appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Campbell Duthie Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2018 |
Mr David Blair Gallacher Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Fiona Gallacherceased 23/03/2018· 25-50% shares
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13D LIMITED→ 14621607 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 183 KEDLESTON LTD→ 14354664 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1ST FOUNDATIONS LTD→ 05070908 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 2 BUILDERS DERBY LTD→ 12890068 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 24HOURS RAPID RESPONSE PLUMBER LIMITED→ 16858145 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24HR ROOFING LIMITED→ 16201143 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2CANDO LOGISTICAL PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 10275638 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2I CARS LIMITED→ 10620432 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 3 CORE SPARKIES LTD→ 16921184 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 D DECOR LIMITED→ 02499056 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit E11 Langham Park Lows Lane
Stanton-By-Dale
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 4RJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DUTHIE, Gregory Campbell→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALLACHER, David Blair→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALLACHER, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-01-13 · resigned 2018-03-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/10/2009 | 13/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/09/2009 | 13/04/2018 |
Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26