140 MELROSE AVENUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02227720 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-07
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
114 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-27➕FUKANO, Rieko, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08➕SCOTT, Laura Rose appointeddirector
- 2021-10-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-04➕FUKANO, Rieko, Dr appointeddirector
- 2013-11-01➖ROSEVEARE, John Christopher resigneddirector
- 2013-11-01➖ROSEVEARE, Melanie resigneddirector
- 2006-07-06➕ROSEVEARE, Melanie appointeddirector
- 2006-07-05➖HALLOWELL, Jill resigneddirector
- 2004-10-26➕HOLTERMANN, Peder appointeddirector
- 2004-10-26➖COWAN, Janet resigneddirector
- 2000-09-27➖BURGESS, Maureen Patricia resigneddirector
- 2000-09-27➕COWAN, Janet appointeddirector
- 1998-10-20➕HALLOWELL, Jill appointeddirector
- 1998-10-20➖HUGHES, Maureen resigneddirector
- 1995-05-15➖GEDLEN, Simon resigneddirector
- 1995-05-15➕HUGHES, Maureen appointeddirector
- 1994-03-28➕ROSEVEARE, John Christopher appointeddirector
- 1993-07-08➕PLUMMER, Owen appointedsecretary
- 1993-07-08➕PLUMMER, Owen appointeddirector
- 1993-07-08➖BLUMENTED, Jorge resignedsecretary
- 1993-06-30➖WATERHOUSE, Diana Penelope resigneddirector
- 1988-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 140 MELROSE AVENUE LIMITED
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
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 |
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Mr Owen Plummer Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Owen Plummer Flat 4
140 Melrose Avenue
London
NW2 4JX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)
Active
Active
FUKANO, Rieko, Dr→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-11-04
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HOLTERMANN, Peder→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-10-26
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PLUMMER, Owen→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1993-07-08
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SCOTT, Laura Rose→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-10-08
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BLUMENTED, Jorge→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-07-08
BURGESS, Maureen Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · resigned 2000-09-27
COWAN, Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-09-27 · resigned 2004-10-26
GEDLEN, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1995-05-15
HALLOWELL, Jill→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1998-10-20 · resigned 2006-07-05
HUGHES, Maureen→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-05-15 · resigned 1998-10-20
ROSEVEARE, John Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1994-03-28 · resigned 2013-11-01
ROSEVEARE, Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2013-11-01
WATERHOUSE, Diana Penelope→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1993-06-30
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Recent filings (114 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-01