4, EPIRUS ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01778085 · ltd · incorporated 1983-12-14
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
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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: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-01-14
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    BENNISON, Isabel appointed
    director
  10. 2021-01-14
    ➕
    PAYNE, Olivia Jaye appointed
    director
  11. 2021-01-14
    ➖
    BENNISON, Arnold resigned
    director
  12. 2021-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-09-08
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    BRINDLEY, Mark James resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    COMPAGNONI, Marco appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    BRINDLEY, Mark James appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    REEKIE, Bridget Anne resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    REEKIE, Bridget Anne resigned
    director
  26. 2000-06-29
    ➖
    GENTILI, Francesca Henrietta Helen resigned
    director
  27. 2000-06-19
    ➖
    BENNELL, Catherine Victoria Sarah resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-06-19
    ➕
    REEKIE, Bridget Anne appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-06-19
    ➖
    BENNELL, Catherine Victoria Sarah resigned
    director
  30. 2000-06-16
    ➕
    COMPAGNONI, Marco appointed
    director
  31. 1992-02-27
    ➕
    BENNISON, Arnold appointed
    director
  32. 1991-12-30
    ➖
    NEILL, Vanessa Lindsey resigned
    secretary
  33. 1991-12-30
    ➖
    NEILL, Vanessa Lindsey resigned
    director
  34. 1983-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 4, EPIRUS 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Isabel Bennison
Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control · trust interest17/09/2021
Miss Olivia Jaye Payne
Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/01/2021
Mr Marco Compagnoni
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/12/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Arnold Bennisonceased 17/09/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Mark James Brindleyceased 08/09/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1983-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

10 Great James Street
London
WC1N 3DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

COMPAGNONI, Marco→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNISON, Isabel→
director · ~79y · appointed 2021-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMPAGNONI, Marco→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAYNE, Olivia Jaye→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNELL, Catherine Victoria Sarah→
secretary · resigned 2000-06-19
Resigned
NEILL, Vanessa Lindsey→
secretary · resigned 1991-12-30
Resigned
REEKIE, Bridget Anne→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-19 · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned
BENNELL, Catherine Victoria Sarah→
director · ~63y · resigned 2000-06-19
Resigned
BENNISON, Arnold→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-02-27 · resigned 2021-01-14
Resigned
BRINDLEY, Mark James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2020-09-08
Resigned
GENTILI, Francesca Henrietta Helen→
director · ~60y · resigned 2000-06-29
Resigned
NEILL, Vanessa Lindsey→
director · ~61y · resigned 1991-12-30
Resigned
REEKIE, Bridget Anne→
director · ~86y · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-14