ALEX DEREVON LTD

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16236777 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 2 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Filings: 3 → 4
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleancomplicated
  • Filings: 34
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£-4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68310Real estate agencies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,779

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£234
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-28
Total assets£85.2k
Current assets£1.5k
Cash£234
Debtors£1.3k
Net assets£-4.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-14
    DEREVONKO, Rebecca Jane appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEX DEREVON LTD
  5. 2025-02-07
    DEREVONKO, Alexander appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Derevonko
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/02/2025

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

24 White Avenue
Wolds View
Driffield
East
YO25 5FQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEREVONKO, Alexander
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-02-07
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DEREVONKO, Rebecca Jane
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-07