88 DEVONSHIRE SUB LTD

💤Zombieactive
14732182 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.8y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-03-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  7. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-09-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2023-09-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-09-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  12. 2023-09-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  13. 2023-09-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  14. 2023-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 88 DEVONSHIRE SUB LTD
  15. 2023-03-15
    HALPERT, Alexander Julius appointed
    director
  16. 2023-03-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

88 Devonshire Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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88 Devonshire Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
88 DEVONSHIRE SUB LTD
This company · 14732182

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
88 Devonshire Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/03/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

35 Moresby Road
London
E5 9LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HALPERT, Alexander Julius
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-15
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/03/2025
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property21/09/2023
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property21/09/2023
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property21/09/2023
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-15