ACTION EAST DEVON LTD

🌳Matureactive

07035905 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-10-01

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (5 active, 35 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

110 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2025-12-10
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2025-12-09
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LEEDER, David, Dr resigned
director
2025-03-06
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officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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ARMSTRONG, Megan resigned
director
2025-02-05
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accounts · AA
2024-01-12
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officers · AP03
2024-01-12
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officers · TM02
2024-01-01
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FICE, Graham Clifford appointed
secretary
2023-12-31
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FEASEY, Ben Jonathan resigned
secretary
2023-12-20
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accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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2023-10-17
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officers · CH01
2023-10-17
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2023-09-13
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O'NEILL, Judith Helen appointed
director
2023-07-12
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SAVAGE, Andrew resigned
director
2023-07-05
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ARMSTRONG, Megan appointed
director
2023-07-05
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officers · AP01
2023-02-23
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2023-02-10
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FLINT, William Charles Dalton resigned
director
2023-01-03
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address · AD01
2022-11-22
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2022-11-22
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2022-09-22
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accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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ANDERSON, Fiona appointed
director
2022-09-14
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SAVAGE, Andrew appointed
director
2022-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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2022-01-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-01
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KELLY, Karen resigned
secretary
2022-01-01
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COLLINS, Jacqueline Maria resigned
director
2022-01-01
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STAMP, Katherine Jane Ceinwen resigned
director
2021-10-06
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2021-10-01
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FEASEY, Ben Jonathan appointed
secretary
2021-05-11
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LEEDER, David, Dr appointed
director
2020-07-22
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FLINT, William Charles Dalton appointed
director
2019-09-25
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RUSSELL, Jeffrey Malloy resigned
director
2019-09-25
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RUSSELL, Jeffrey Malloy resigned
director
2019-09-25
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STAMP, Katherine Jane Ceinwen appointed
director
2019-02-27
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HANSON, Charlotte resigned
secretary
2019-02-27
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KELLY, Karen appointed
secretary
2019-02-27
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BARRETT, Nigel Colin resigned
director
2018-11-01
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BOTHAM, Claire Michelle resigned
director
2018-08-03
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BARRETT, Nigel Colin appointed
director
2017-12-06
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STARKISS, Barbara resigned
director
2017-10-31
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FICE, Graham Clifford appointed
director
2016-04-26
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RUSSELL, Jeffrey Malloy appointed
director
2016-04-24
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RUSSELL, Jeffrey Malloy appointed
director
2016-02-15
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BOTSFORD, David Nigel resigned
director
2016-01-18
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HANSON, Charlotte appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Incorporated2009-10-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

The Station Youth Centre

Mill Street

Ottery St. Mary

EX11 1AH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01