143 GLOUCESTER AVENUE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01787154 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒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: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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  2. 2024-07-23
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  3. 2023-07-26
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  4. 2022-09-27
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  5. 2021-10-12
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  6. 2020-10-23
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  7. 2019-10-14
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  8. 2019-10-03
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  9. 2019-09-12
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  10. 2019-09-12
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  11. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-01
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    HAMILTON, Benjamin Matthew appointed
    director
  13. 2018-10-01
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    BARRY, Rebecca Lianne resigned
    director
  14. 2018-10-01
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    HOBSON, John Edward resigned
    director
  15. 2017-08-16
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  16. 2017-06-30
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  17. 2017-01-13
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  18. 2016-09-16
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    BRADFORD, Kate appointed
    director
  19. 2016-09-16
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    DHANUKA, Vinay resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-29
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  21. 2011-09-09
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    BARRY, Rebecca Lianne appointed
    director
  22. 2011-09-09
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    HOBSON, John Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2011-09-09
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    MANLEY, Stuart Laurence resigned
    director
  24. 2007-07-21
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    MANLEY, Stuart Laurence appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-19
    ➖
    EVANS, Joan resigned
    director
  26. 2007-05-25
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    DHANUKA, Vinay appointed
    director
  27. 2007-05-25
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    SELF, Jasper Bewick resigned
    director
  28. 2005-06-17
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Maria Sol, Director appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-06-17
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Maria Sol, Director appointed
    director
  30. 2005-06-17
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    PAPANDREA, Bruna resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-03-25
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    SCHRIRE, Johnathan resigned
    director
  32. 2004-03-25
    ➕
    SELF, Jasper Bewick appointed
    director
  33. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    PAPANDREA, Bruna appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    SHARMAN, Charles Hereward Reid resigned
    secretary
  35. 2002-08-01
    ➖
    SHARMAN, Charles Hereward Reid resigned
    director
  36. 1997-02-18
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    MACLEOD, Graham John appointed
    director
  37. 1997-02-18
    ➖
    WRONG, Michela resigned
    director
  38. 1994-10-10
    ➖
    DICKS, Michael resigned
    secretary
  39. 1994-10-10
    ➕
    SHARMAN, Charles Hereward Reid appointed
    secretary
  40. 1994-10-10
    ➖
    DICKS, Michael resigned
    director
  41. 1994-10-10
    ➕
    SHARMAN, Charles Hereward Reid appointed
    director
  42. 1984-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 143 GLOUCESTER AVENUE LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

143 Gloucester Avenue
London
NW1 8LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (5 active · 13 resigned)

MACLEOD, Maria Sol, Director→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRADFORD, Kate→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-09-16
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Active
HAMILTON, Benjamin Matthew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
MACLEOD, Graham John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-02-18
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Active
MACLEOD, Maria Sol, Director→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKS, Michael→
secretary · resigned 1994-10-10
Resigned
PAPANDREA, Bruna→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2005-06-17
Resigned
SHARMAN, Charles Hereward Reid→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-10 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
BARRY, Rebecca Lianne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
DHANUKA, Vinay→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-05-25 · resigned 2016-09-16
Resigned
DICKS, Michael→
director · ~65y · resigned 1994-10-10
Resigned
EVANS, Joan→
director · ~89y · resigned 2007-07-19
Resigned
HOBSON, John Edward→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
MANLEY, Stuart Laurence→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-07-21 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
SCHRIRE, Johnathan→
director · ~81y · resigned 2004-03-25
Resigned
SELF, Jasper Bewick→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned
SHARMAN, Charles Hereward Reid→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-10-10 · resigned 2002-08-01
Resigned
WRONG, Michela→
director · ~65y · resigned 1997-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

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2025-09-30
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2025-09-04
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2024-09-30
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2024-07-23
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2023-10-02
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2023-07-26
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2022-10-04
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accounts · AA
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
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2020-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
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accounts · AA
2019-10-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
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officers · AP01
2019-10-03