EUROPEAN ESTATES PLC

🌳Matureactive
00447199 · plc · incorporated 1947-12-30
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 19 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

70 live charges · 19 lenders · oldest 78.0y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 78.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 19 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
70 charges (70/70 with lender, 70/70 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
281 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £2,480,613

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-292024-03-31
Profit before tax£-2.48M£-1.67M
Average employees4400

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
7
filings
  • 6 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (175 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-02-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-09
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    Charge registered #70
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  4. 2026-02-09
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    Charge registered #69
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  5. 2026-01-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2026-01-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2026-01-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2026-01-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2026-01-15
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    Charge registered #68
    Lender: Allica Bridging Finance Limited
  10. 2026-01-15
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    Charge registered #67
    Lender: Allica Bridging Finance Limited
  11. 2026-01-15
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    Charge registered #66
    Lender: Allica Bridging Finance Limited
  12. 2026-01-15
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    Charge registered #65
    Lender: Allicia Bridging Finance Limited
  13. 2025-11-19
    PAMAR, Jatinder Singh resigned
    secretary
  14. 2025-11-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-06-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2025-06-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2025-06-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2025-05-30
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    Charge registered #64
    Lender: Mercury Funding Limited
  20. 2025-05-30
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    Charge registered #63
    Lender: Mercury Funding Limited
  21. 2025-05-19
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    address · AD01
  22. 2024-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-12-13
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    accounts · AA01
  24. 2023-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  26. 2022-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2022-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  28. 2022-08-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  29. 2021-11-23
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    mortgage · MR01
  30. 2021-11-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  31. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #54
  32. 2021-11-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #55
  33. 2021-11-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #53
  34. 2021-11-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #52
  35. 2021-11-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #51
  36. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #50
  37. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #49
  38. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #48
  39. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #47
  40. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #46
  41. 2021-11-18
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    Charge satisfied #45
  42. 2021-11-18
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #44
  43. 2021-11-12
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    Charge registered #62
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  44. 2021-11-12
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    Charge registered #61
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  45. 2021-11-12
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    Charge registered #60
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  46. 2021-11-12
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    Charge registered #59
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  47. 2021-11-12
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    Charge registered #58
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  48. 2021-11-12
    🔒
    Charge registered #57
    Lender: Lgt Bank LTD
  49. 2021-11-12
    🔒
    Charge registered #56
    Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
  50. 2021-08-27
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    Charge satisfied #42
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Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 78 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

2 med · 1 low
6 new charges in last 12 months
medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2026-02-09: A registered charge; 2026-02-09: A registered charge; 2026-01-15: A registered charge

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

15 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamilton Gaul
Individual · British · DOB 06/1992 · age 34
5075%
50-75% shares20/10/2016

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

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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1947-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Stables
Church Walk
Daventry
Northants
NN11 4BL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

GAUL, Hamilton John Alexander
director · ~34y · appointed 2012-04-07
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Active
MOUNT, Michael Joseph
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-07
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Active
CHALMERS, John Gerald William
secretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2012-02-13
Resigned
PAMAR, Jatinder Singh
secretary · appointed 2012-03-29 · resigned 2025-11-19
Resigned
DRACLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 2006-01-04
Resigned
CASE, Adam
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 2000-05-05
Resigned
CHALMERS, John Gerald William
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2012-02-13
Resigned
DAVIS, Brian
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 2000-05-05
Resigned
GAUL, Alexis Harriet
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned
GAUL, Simon Jeremy
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2018-11-15
Resigned
GAUL, Simon Jeremy
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 1994-03-21
Resigned
GRANT, Ian Donald
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-10-17 · resigned 2016-05-01
Resigned
MARSHALL, Helen Margaret
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
SIMOND, Timothy David Kyrle
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-03-21 · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned
VINE, Harry Walford
director · ~92y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2009-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

70
Total charges
15
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:70 of 70 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
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A registered charge2 properties09/02/2026
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A registered charge1 property15/01/2026
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Allica Bank
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A registered charge1 property15/01/2026
outstanding
Allica Bank
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A registered charge1 property15/01/2026
outstanding
Allicia Bridging Finance
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outstanding
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Mercury Funding
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Lgt Bank
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A registered charge1 property12/11/2021
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Lgt Bank
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A registered charge1 property12/11/2021
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Lgt Bank
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A registered charge1 property12/11/2021
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Lgt Bank
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A registered charge1 property12/11/2021
outstanding
Lgt Bank
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A registered charge1 property12/11/2021
outstanding
Lgt Bank
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A registered charge1 property12/11/2021
outstanding
Hampshire Trust Bank
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A registered charge8 properties12/11/2021
satisfied
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A registered charge3 properties19/07/201718/11/2021
satisfied
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A registered charge1 property18/07/201718/11/2021
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A registered charge1 property17/07/201718/11/2021
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NatWest Group
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A registered charge1 property27/09/201618/11/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
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A registered charge1 property27/09/201618/11/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
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A registered charge1 property27/09/201618/11/2021
satisfied
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A registered charge3 properties27/09/201618/11/2021
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A registered charge1 property27/09/201618/11/2021
satisfied
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A registered charge1 property27/09/201618/11/2021
satisfied
NatWest Group
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A registered charge3 properties27/09/201618/11/2021
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A registered charge1 property27/09/201618/11/2021
satisfied
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Standard security1 property06/12/201112/06/2018
satisfied
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satisfied
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Rent deposit deed1 property12/10/200727/08/2021
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Rent deposit deed1 property15/02/200527/08/2021
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Legal mortgage1 property07/06/200013/04/2006
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Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 6TH march 1998)1 property15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
HSBC
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Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 6TH march 1998)1 property15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
HSBC
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Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 6TH march 1998)1 property15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
HSBC
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Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 6TH march 1998)1 property15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Investment Bank PLC
Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 6TH march 1998)1 property15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
HSBC
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Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 6TH march 1998)1 property15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
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Deed of substitution (supplemental to a legal mortgage dated 11TH march 1998)2 properties15/03/199910/11/2011
satisfied
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Legal mortgage2 properties11/03/199813/04/2006
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Legal mortgage2 properties11/03/199813/04/2006
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satisfied
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Legal mortgage2 properties11/03/199810/11/2011
satisfied
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Legal mortgage2 properties11/03/199813/04/2006
satisfied
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satisfied
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Legal mortgage1 property11/03/199813/04/2006
satisfied
Credit Lyonnais
Legal charge1 property10/06/199610/11/2011
satisfied
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Legal charge1 property10/06/199610/11/2011
satisfied
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Debenture1 property17/11/199510/11/2011
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Credit Lyonnais
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satisfied
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satisfied
Credit Lyonnais
Debenture1 property23/01/198910/11/2011
satisfied
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Legal charge1 property03/01/198910/11/2011
satisfied
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Recent filings (281 total)

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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-13
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-19