12 & 14 AMHERST ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01524795 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
16 officers (6 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
113 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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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  2. 2024-05-24
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2022-11-14
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  5. 2021-05-12
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  6. 2021-05-12
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  7. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2021-05-01
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    SCHOOFS, Rink Christopher Laurent appointed
    director
  9. 2021-05-01
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    VERMA, Promina Rhea appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-11
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-08
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    PASTURE, Vincent resigned
    director
  12. 2020-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2020-04-08
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  14. 2020-03-17
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  15. 2020-03-10
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  16. 2018-11-14
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  17. 2017-11-12
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  18. 2016-11-03
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  19. 2014-12-22
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    EDGECOMBE, Mervyn resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-22
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    PASTURE, Vincent appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-17
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    COLACO, Cecil Bernard, Dr appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-10-17
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    WILLIAMS, Lisa Simone appointed
    director
  23. 2012-09-28
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    BARRETT, Christopher Mark resigned
    director
  24. 2010-04-22
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    BARRETT, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2009-11-26
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    CLARK, Matthew David resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-11-26
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    CLARK, Matthew David resigned
    director
  27. 2007-07-01
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    CLARK, Matthew David appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-07-01
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    EDGECOMBE, Mervyn resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-09-02
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    CLARK, Matthew David appointed
    director
  30. 2004-09-02
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    REYNOLDS, Brian James resigned
    director
  31. 1997-06-03
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    CHOPRA, Shashi appointed
    director
  32. 1997-06-02
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    HAYNES, Christopher Robert resigned
    director
  33. 1995-11-09
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    EDGECOMBE, Mervyn appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-11-09
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    HAYNES, Christopher Robert resigned
    secretary
  35. 1993-11-01
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    HAYNES, Christopher Robert appointed
    secretary
  36. 1993-10-31
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    EDGECOMBE, Mervyn resigned
    secretary
  37. 1991-12-31
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    EDGECOMBE, Mervyn appointed
    secretary
  38. 1980-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 12 & 14 AMHERST ROAD RESIDENTS 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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Cecil Bernard Colaco
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

12-14 Amherst Road
Ealing
London
W13 8ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (6 active · 10 resigned)

COLACO, Cecil Bernard, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-17
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Active
CHOPRA, Shashi→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-06-03
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Active
COLACO, Cecil Bernard→
director · ~75y
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Active
SCHOOFS, Rink Christopher Laurent→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-01
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Active
VERMA, Promina Rhea→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-01
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Active
WILLIAMS, Lisa Simone→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-10-17
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Active
CLARK, Matthew David→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2009-11-26
Resigned
EDGECOMBE, Mervyn→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-09 · resigned 2007-07-01
Resigned
EDGECOMBE, Mervyn→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-31 · resigned 1993-10-31
Resigned
HAYNES, Christopher Robert→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1995-11-09
Resigned
BARRETT, Christopher Mark→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-04-22 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned
CLARK, Matthew David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-09-02 · resigned 2009-11-26
Resigned
EDGECOMBE, Mervyn→
director · ~78y · resigned 2014-12-22
Resigned
HAYNES, Christopher Robert→
director · ~63y · resigned 1997-06-02
Resigned
PASTURE, Vincent→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-22 · resigned 2021-03-08
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Brian James→
director · ~88y · resigned 2004-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
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accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-11