131 AVENUE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01439218 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1979-07-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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: 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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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  2. 2024-10-07
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2021-06-16
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  6. 2020-10-29
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  7. 2019-12-05
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  8. 2018-05-16
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  9. 2017-05-15
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  10. 2016-07-07
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  11. 2016-01-01
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  13. 2015-01-02
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  15. 2014-01-02
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  16. 2011-04-11
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    FAIRHEAD, Roger appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-04-11
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    DUDSON, Tracey appointed
    director
  18. 2011-04-11
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    HODGKINSON, David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-04-11
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    DRESSEL, Nancy Alison resigned
    director
  20. 2011-01-18
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    FAIRHEAD, Roger appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-29
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    BROWN, Diane resigned
    director
  22. 2006-02-01
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    HODGKINSON, David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-01-31
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    BROWN, Diane resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-09-26
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    DRESSEL, Nancy Alison appointed
    director
  25. 2004-01-22
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    BROWN, Diane appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-01-21
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    SMYTH, Dolores Winifred resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-01-21
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    SMYTH, Dolores Winifred resigned
    director
  28. 1996-06-28
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    JONES, Nia Wyn appointed
    director
  29. 1996-06-28
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    DRAKE, Frederick Colin resigned
    secretary
  30. 1996-06-28
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    SMYTH, Dolores Winifred appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-06-28
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    DRAKE, Frederick Colin resigned
    director
  32. 1995-07-01
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    DRAKE, Frederick Colin appointed
    secretary
  33. 1979-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 131 AVENUE ROAD LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Fairhead
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Tracey Dudson
Individual · New Zealander · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Nia Wyn Jones
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1979-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

131 Avenue Road
London
W3 8QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

FAIRHEAD, Roger→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-11
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Active
DUDSON, Tracey→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-11
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Active
FAIRHEAD, Roger→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-01-18
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Active
JONES, Nia Wyn→
director · ~56y · appointed 1996-06-28
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Active
BROWN, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
DRAKE, Frederick Colin→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 1996-06-28
Resigned
HODGKINSON, David→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2011-04-11
Resigned
SMYTH, Dolores Winifred→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-28 · resigned 2004-01-21
Resigned
BROWN, Diane→
director · ~76y · resigned 2008-12-29
Resigned
DRAKE, Frederick Colin→
director · ~91y · resigned 1996-06-28
Resigned
DRESSEL, Nancy Alison→
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-09-26 · resigned 2011-04-11
Resigned
SMYTH, Dolores Winifred→
director · ~86y · resigned 2004-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

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2026-01-03
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2025-06-10
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2025-01-18
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2024-10-07
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2024-01-06
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2023-10-03
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2023-01-04
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2022-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
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accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-01
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accounts · AA
2020-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-05
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accounts · AA
2019-12-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-01