1 DENVER ROAD LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-01-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2018-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 DENVER ROAD LTD
- 2017-07-26➕SULLIVAN, James Neill appointeddirector
- 2017-07-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Neill Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/07/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/01/2018 | — |