THEDEVHOUSE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09238553 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
41 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    CLARKE, David Ian appointed
    director
  5. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    WHEELER, Adam James appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-29
    ➕
    WHITEHAIR, Andrew appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-29
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    WHEELER, Geoffrey Stephen resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2016-03-21
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    CLARKE, David Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    BANKS, Christopher Daniel Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, David Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2015-06-22
    ➕
    WHEELER, Geoffrey Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As THEDEVHOUSE LTD
  28. 2014-09-29
    ➕
    CLARKE, Adrian Lewis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Autofinity Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Autofinity Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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THEDEVHOUSE LTD
This company · 09238553

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Autofinity Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Suite 424 Chadwick House Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

BANKS, Christopher Daniel Paul→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Adrian Lewis→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, David Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELER, Adam James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEHAIR, Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, David Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2016-03-21
Resigned
WHEELER, Geoffrey Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-06-22 · resigned 2023-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30