13 WATERDEN ROAD GUILDFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01522061 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-14
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
23 officers (6 active, 23 linked, 18 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£176-£36£104£244£384£524Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-176
Cash£524
Net assets£-176
Average employees4

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
    HIRST, Benjamin William appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-03-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-11
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  6. 2023-05-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-05
    KNOWLES, Daniel Stephen appointed
    director
  9. 2023-04-05
    FAIRHEAD, Lindsay Kate resigned
    director
  10. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-13
    HIRST, Benjamin William appointed
    director
  16. 2020-10-13
    STOTT, Amy Charlotte resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-10-09
    BAINBRIDGE, Christopher William resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-09
    STOTT, Amy Charlotte appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-31
    WILSON, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-31
    VAUGHAN, Penelope Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2013-12-16
    FAIRHEAD, Lindsay Kate appointed
    director
  26. 2013-12-16
    LOWE, Sarah Kate resigned
    director
  27. 2011-10-28
    BAINBRIDGE, Christopher William appointed
    director
  28. 2011-10-28
    TAYLOR, Richard resigned
    director
  29. 2008-07-29
    VAUGHAN, Penelope Jean appointed
    director
  30. 2008-07-28
    MICKLAM, Alice Helen resigned
    director
  31. 2008-04-10
    TAYLOR, Richard appointed
    director
  32. 2008-04-09
    WOOD, Fiona Jane resigned
    director
  33. 2004-09-01
    LOWE, Sarah Kate appointed
    director
  34. 2004-09-01
    SLIGHTAM, Rachel Louise resigned
    director
  35. 2003-07-31
    ELSTONE, Keith Andrew resigned
    director
  36. 2003-07-31
    WOOD, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  37. 1999-02-21
    ELSTONE, Keith Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 1999-02-20
    BELL, Daryl resigned
    director
  39. 1997-02-20
    SLIGHTAM, Rachel Louise appointed
    director
  40. 1997-02-18
    GIBBES, Nigel Hamilton appointed
    secretary
  41. 1997-02-18
    FORD, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
    director
  42. 1996-07-16
    BADENOCH, Alan resigned
    director
  43. 1996-07-16
    BELL, Daryl appointed
    director
  44. 1995-11-16
    GIBBES, Nigel Hamilton appointed
    director
  45. 1995-10-16
    GRAY, Jane Douglas, Dr resigned
    secretary
  46. 1995-07-16
    GRAY, Jane Douglas, Dr resigned
    director
  47. 1993-08-01
    FORD, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  48. 1993-08-01
    GRAY, Jane Douglas, Dr appointed
    secretary
  49. 1992-01-03
    BADENOCH, Alan appointed
    director
  50. 1992-01-03
    GOSDEN, Dawn Christina resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Incorporated1980-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Flat 3
13 Waterden Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 2AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (6 active · 17 resigned)

GIBBES, Nigel Hamilton
secretary · appointed 1997-02-18
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Active
HIRST, Benjamin William
secretary · appointed 2026-03-16
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Active
GIBBES, Nigel Hamilton
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-11-16
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Active
HIRST, Benjamin William
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-10-13
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Active
KNOWLES, Daniel Stephen
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-04-05
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Active
WILSON, Susan Jane
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
FORD, Rebecca Elizabeth
secretary · resigned 1993-08-01
Resigned
GRAY, Jane Douglas, Dr
secretary · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 1995-10-16
Resigned
BADENOCH, Alan
director · ~60y · appointed 1992-01-03 · resigned 1996-07-16
Resigned
BAINBRIDGE, Christopher William
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
BELL, Daryl
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 1999-02-20
Resigned
ELSTONE, Keith Andrew
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-02-21 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
FAIRHEAD, Lindsay Kate
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-12-16 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned
FORD, Rebecca Elizabeth
director · ~60y · resigned 1997-02-18
Resigned
GOSDEN, Dawn Christina
director · ~78y · resigned 1992-01-03
Resigned
GRAY, Jane Douglas, Dr
director · resigned 1995-07-16
Resigned
LOWE, Sarah Kate
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2013-12-16
Resigned
MICKLAM, Alice Helen
director · ~110y · resigned 2008-07-28
Resigned
SLIGHTAM, Rachel Louise
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-02-20 · resigned 2004-09-01
Resigned
STOTT, Amy Charlotte
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-10-09 · resigned 2020-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (126 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-28