DEVSURE LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18➕FARR, Gerald Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DEVSURE LIMITED
- 2020-07-28➕WILLOUGHBY, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2020-07-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Swpropco Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Willoughby Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/07/2020 |
Mr Gerald Charles Farr Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/07/2020 |
Swpropco Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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