DEVONTO LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.6k | £6.0k |
| Current assets | £65.7k | £68.5k |
| Cash | £61.7k | £61.8k |
| Debtors | £4.0k | £4.6k |
| Net assets | £10.6k | £6.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-17➖MCBRIDE, Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs DEVONTO LIMITED
- 2009-08-17➕MCBRIDE, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2009-08-17➕MCBRIDE, Margaret appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher John Mcbride Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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