DEVON DAIRY BRANDS
🌿Early-stageactive
13590601 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2021-08-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-12📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2023-12-12✏️certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimitedchange-of-name · CERT3
- 2023-12-12✏️reregistration-assentchange-of-name · FOA-RR
- 2023-12-12✏️reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-companychange-of-name · RR05
- 2023-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DEVON DAIRY BRANDS
- 2021-08-27➕HUME, Christopher James appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-27➕KENNEDY, Neil Angus appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27➕SMIDDY, Timothy Noel appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Angus Kennedy Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/04/2026 |
Mr Timothy Noel Smiddy Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 29/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Regal Holdings Unlimitedceased 29/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Church Lane Group Limitedceased 14/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2021-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511
Registered office
Church Lane
Crediton
Devon
EX17 2AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2022-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HUME, Christopher James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENNEDY, Neil Angus→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMIDDY, Timothy Noel→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-08-27
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Recent filings (17 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-12
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2023-12-12
certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
change-of-name · CERT3
2023-12-12
reregistration-assent
change-of-name · FOA-RR
2023-12-12
reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
change-of-name · RR05
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28