DAVENPORT CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-12-16🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DAVENPORT CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-07-12➕KARSLAKE, Edward Layzell Howard appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12➕VINCE, Connor Philip Devonport appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12📄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.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-12-16
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Layzell Howard Karslake Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/07/2023 |
Connor Philip Devonport Vince Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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