40 EARLHAM STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01470013 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-28
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-04-26
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  3. 2023-09-07
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  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-29
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    VANDER WEYER, Martin Laurence appointed
    director
  6. 2021-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-07-27
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  8. 2020-12-16
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  9. 2019-06-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-24
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    JONES, Peter Tranter appointed
    director
  11. 2019-04-24
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-07-10
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  13. 2017-09-20
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  14. 2016-10-07
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  15. 2016-09-28
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  16. 2016-09-27
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    DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay resigned
    director
  17. 2016-06-15
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  18. 2015-12-10
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    PRENTICE, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  19. 2015-12-10
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2011-05-05
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    DAVIES, Geoffrey Ronald appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-05-05
    ➕
    DAVIES, Geoffrey Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2011-05-05
    ➕
    DISBURY, Timothy James appointed
    director
  23. 2011-05-05
    ➖
    DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-05-05
    ➖
    CHANDLER, Peter Leslie David resigned
    director
  25. 2011-05-05
    ➖
    MORGAN, Fidelis resigned
    director
  26. 2010-02-25
    ➖
    KHATTAR, Nadim Camille resigned
    director
  27. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    MORGAN, Fidelis appointed
    director
  28. 1998-06-16
    ➕
    KHATTAR, Nadim Camille appointed
    director
  29. 1995-09-15
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Charles Brian resigned
    director
  30. 1994-02-11
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Peter Leslie David appointed
    director
  31. 1994-02-11
    ➖
    CHIPPENDALE-HOLMES, Tracey Angela resigned
    director
  32. 1992-12-15
    ➕
    CHIPPENDALE-HOLMES, Tracey Angela appointed
    director
  33. 1992-12-15
    ➖
    TURNBULL, Gary resigned
    director
  34. 1979-12-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 40 EARLHAM STREET LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

40 Earlham St
London
WC2H 9LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (6 active · 8 resigned)

DAVIES, Geoffrey Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-05
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Active
DAVIES, Geoffrey Ronald→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-05-05
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Active
DISBURY, Timothy James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-05-05
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Active
JONES, Peter Tranter→
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-04-24
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Active
PRENTICE, Nicholas John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-12-10
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Active
VANDER WEYER, Martin Laurence→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay→
secretary · resigned 2011-05-05
Resigned
CHANDLER, Peter Leslie David→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-02-11 · resigned 2011-05-05
Resigned
CHIPPENDALE-HOLMES, Tracey Angela→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-12-15 · resigned 1994-02-11
Resigned
DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay→
director · ~95y · resigned 2016-09-27
Resigned
HENDERSON, Charles Brian→
director · ~98y · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned
KHATTAR, Nadim Camille→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned
MORGAN, Fidelis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2011-05-05
Resigned
TURNBULL, Gary→
director · ~72y · resigned 1992-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-02