DEMCO GROUP 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.39M | £8.67M |
| Current assets | £6.16M | £5.38M |
| Cash | £4.71M | £2.95M |
| Debtors | £1.45M | £2.43M |
| Net assets | £6.38M | £8.65M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18➖RABEY, Craig resigneddirector
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2019-01-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-01-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2017-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs DEMCO GROUP LIMITED
- 2017-12-22➕RABEY, Dale appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22➕RABEY, Edward appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22➕RABEY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22➕RABEY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-12-22➕RABEY, Craig appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Ardo Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ardo Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/10/2024 |
Mr Mark Rabey Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/12/2017 |
Mr Dale Rabey Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/12/2017 |
Mr Edward Rabey Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/12/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul Rabeyceased 29/11/2025· significant influence
- Mr Craig Rabeyceased 18/08/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
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