28 DEVONSHIRE PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08426543 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-01
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £6
Cash YoY
+85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£29k
↑ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£23k£29kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£6£6
Current assets£29.2k£15.9k
Cash£29.0k£15.7k
Debtors£172£167
Net assets£6£6

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-06-21
    ➕
    SMITH, Martin Gregory, Sir appointed
    director
  15. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    GRIMALDI, Barry Francis, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    FENTON, Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    PLANT, Stephen Leslie resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    PLANT, Stephen Leslie appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 28 DEVONSHIRE PLACE LIMITED
  24. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    FENTON, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Barry Francis Grimaldi
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Leslie Plantceased 11/05/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Regents Park House
11 Regent Street
Leeds
LS2 7QN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRIMALDI, Barry Francis, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-05-11
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Active
SMITH, Martin Gregory, Sir→
director · ~83y · appointed 2018-06-21
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Active
FENTON, Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
PLANT, Stephen Leslie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02