42, MALDEN ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01606014 · ltd · incorporated 1981-12-29
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
112 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-09-04
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    EDWARDS, Georgina Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2012-03-14
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    HARRINGTON, Charlotte Janet resigned
    director
  18. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Charlotte Janet appointed
    director
  19. 2005-03-13
    ➖
    DAVIES, Simon, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    SOROTOS, Fiona Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    SOROTOS, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  22. 2001-01-01
    ➖
    SHAW STEWART, Robert Hugh resigned
    secretary
  23. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Simon, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2001-01-01
    ➖
    SHAW STEWART, Robert Hugh resigned
    director
  25. 1993-01-04
    ➕
    HIDALGO, Jose Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 1993-01-04
    ➖
    TRIPP, Joanna Claire Scott, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 1981-12-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 42, MALDEN ROAD LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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
Incorporated1981-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

15 Bournville Lane
Birmingham
B30 2JY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

SOROTOS, Fiona Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Georgina Mary→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIDALGO, Jose Alexander→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOROTOS, Fiona Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW STEWART, Robert Hugh→
secretary · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
DAVIES, Simon, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2005-03-13
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Charlotte Janet→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2012-03-14
Resigned
SHAW STEWART, Robert Hugh→
director · ~66y · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
TRIPP, Joanna Claire Scott, Dr→
director · ~65y · resigned 1993-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27