DELLMONT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI070970 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£55.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,174

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£55k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£69k£103k£137k£171kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£88.2k£103.5k
Current assets£171.3k£126.0k
Debtors£161.3k£122.0k
Net assets£55.2k£32.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-11-25
    ➖
    MCCURLEY, Thomas James resigned
    secretary
  7. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-11-11
    ➖
    SWANN, Kenneth resigned
    director
  18. 2014-11-07
    ➕
    SWANN, Kenneth appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-07
    ➖
    SWANN, Michael Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2013-12-13
    ➕
    SWANN, David appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    MCCURLEY, Thomas James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    PALMER, Desmond Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    SWANN, Michael Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2008-12-10
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As DELLMONT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  26. 2008-11-10
    ➕
    PALMER, Desmond Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2008-11-10
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Swann
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/11/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Sentinel House
13 Pump Street
Londonderry
BT48 6JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SWANN, David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCURLEY, Thomas James→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2022-11-25
Resigned
PALMER, Desmond Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned
SWANN, Kenneth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-07 · resigned 2014-11-11
Resigned
SWANN, Michael Charles→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-11-10 · resigned 2008-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19