31 DALMENY ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01777600 · ltd · incorporated 1983-12-13
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-18➕TRENT PARK PROPERTIES LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-15➖KLOET, Christine resigneddirector
- 2019-05-15📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-11-29➕HARRIS, Edward Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-04-07➖MONTZAMIR, Christina resigneddirector
- 2014-05-21➖GHOSAL, Pauline resignedsecretary
- 2011-03-31➕GHOSAL, Pauline appointedsecretary
- 2011-03-31➖MONTZAMIR, Christina resignedsecretary
- 1992-03-12➖GHOSAL, Pauline resignedsecretary
- 1992-03-12➕MONTZAMIR, Christina appointedsecretary
- 1983-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 31 DALMENY ROAD LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Michael Harris Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/09/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Christine Kloetceased 11/09/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr Edward Michael Harrisceased 29/11/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Hospitality · WD postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO READY MEALS LTD→ 13631969 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANUGRAH FOODS LTD→ 16121041 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASTON COURT HOTEL LTD→ 14956269 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AUTHENTIC MEXICAN LTD→ 13512559 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AVG TRADE LTD→ 12637033 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AVIHA FOODS LIMITED→ 07668362 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AYGUNS FISH AND CHIPS LIMITED→ 16994919 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAGEL HUT CAFE LTD→ 13360451 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BAGELS FOR YOU LTD→ 13505953 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BAKERFULL LTD→ 14450751 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BAKERY FACTORY LIMITED→ 16883824 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAKES CAKE AND COFFEE LTD→ 13320860 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Trent Park Properties Llp Devonshire House
Manor Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1QQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
TRENT PARK PROPERTIES LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Edward Michael→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GHOSAL, Pauline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2014-05-21
GHOSAL, Pauline→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-03-12
MONTZAMIR, Christina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-03-12 · resigned 2011-03-31
KLOET, Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2019-05-15
MONTZAMIR, Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2015-04-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-09