1770 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09625146 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-05
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-932
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.1y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £932
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,266 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£932
↓ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£352k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£932£76k£153k£230k£306k£383kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£771£18.2k
Current assets£352.2k£383.2k
Net assets£-932£8.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-03-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Charles Richard Williams as Security Trustee
  6. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 1770 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  17. 2015-06-05
    WILLIAMS, David James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-06-05
    WILLIAMS, David James appointed
    director
  19. 2015-06-05
    WILLIAMS, Emma Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David James Williams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
2550%
25-50% shares05/06/2016
Mrs Emma Elizabeth Williams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
2550%
25-50% shares05/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Garnllwydwen
Llandyfan
Ammanford
SA18 2UB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMS, David James
secretary · appointed 2015-06-05
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Active
WILLIAMS, David James
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-06-05
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Active
WILLIAMS, Emma Elizabeth
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-06-05
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Charles Richard Williams as Security Trustee
A registered charge1 property23/03/2023
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-18