458 DEVELOPMENTS 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.5y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £24.0k |
| Current assets | — | £1.12M |
| Net assets | — | £24.0k |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 458 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2023-05-22➕ILES, Dean appointeddirector
- 2023-05-22➕PEARCE, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2023-05-22📄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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert James Pearce Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/05/2023 |
Dean Iles Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2023 | 08/05/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2023 | — |