DEVORAN JOINERY CO LTD
🌳Matureactive
07146506 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-04
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs DEVORAN JOINERY CO LTD
- 2010-02-04➕BEST, Brian appointeddirector
- 2010-02-04➕OSBORNE, Daniel Clifton appointeddirector
- 2010-02-04➕SMITH, Jeremy John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
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| CHRISTIAN PAUL LTD→ 05448842 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| CREATURE COMFORTS (CORNWALL) LTD→ 04339115 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| CYCLE SOLUTIONS THE FALMOUTH BIKE SHOP LTD.→ 04216183 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| D.C ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 14187204 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| DESTILLERZ LTD→ 16375305 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DEVORAN METALS LIMITED→ 00882295 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 59y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Greenbank Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR3 6PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
OSBORNE, Daniel Clifton→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Jeremy John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-02-04
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-11