46 ST. MICHAEL'S ROAD (BEDFORD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02242479 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-08
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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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,083

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£9k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£9.1k£8.2k
Current assets£9.1k£8.2k
Net assets£9.1k£8.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
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    HARVEY, Susan Ida resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-08
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  5. 2024-04-17
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  6. 2023-11-29
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  7. 2022-05-25
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  8. 2021-05-20
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  9. 2021-03-15
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-10-22
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    LEDSOM, Lesley Pauline resigned
    director
  11. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-22
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  13. 2018-05-13
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  14. 2017-09-30
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  15. 2016-06-21
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  16. 2016-04-14
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  17. 2015-07-14
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  18. 2009-05-15
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    GREEN, Gerald Clifford resigned
    director
  19. 2003-04-01
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    EMMOTT, Andrew James appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-01
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    EMMOTT, Tracey Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2002-03-18
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    VICKERY, Richard Peter resigned
    director
  22. 2001-07-01
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    HARVEY, Susan Ida appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-06-01
    ➖
    VICKERY, Richard Peter resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-07-01
    ➖
    GREEN, Gerald Clifford resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-07-01
    ➕
    VICKERY, Richard Peter appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-06-26
    ➖
    DARGIE, Diana Gail resigned
    director
  27. 1998-06-26
    ➕
    VICKERY, Richard Peter appointed
    director
  28. 1997-05-20
    ➕
    HARVEY, Susan Ida appointed
    director
  29. 1997-05-20
    ➖
    IRELAND, Thomas Roderick resigned
    director
  30. 1996-02-05
    ➕
    DARGIE, Diana Gail appointed
    director
  31. 1996-02-05
    ➖
    MCCARTHY, David Peter resigned
    director
  32. 1994-07-01
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    IRELAND, Thomas Roderick resigned
    director
  33. 1992-03-31
    ➕
    IRELAND, Thomas Roderick appointed
    director
  34. 1991-09-19
    ➕
    LEDSOM, Lesley Pauline appointed
    director
  35. 1991-06-16
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, David Peter appointed
    director
  36. 1988-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 46 ST. MICHAEL'S ROAD (BEDFORD) LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

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
Incorporated1988-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11a Rothsay Road
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 3PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

HARVEY, Susan Ida→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMOTT, Andrew James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMOTT, Tracey Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Gerald Clifford→
secretary · resigned 1999-07-01
Resigned
VICKERY, Richard Peter→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned
DARGIE, Diana Gail→
director · ~60y · appointed 1996-02-05 · resigned 1998-06-26
Resigned
GREEN, Gerald Clifford→
director · ~106y · resigned 2009-05-15
Resigned
HARVEY, Susan Ida→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-05-20 · resigned 2026-03-02
Resigned
IRELAND, Thomas Roderick→
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 1997-05-20
Resigned
IRELAND, Thomas Roderick→
director · ~67y · resigned 1994-07-01
Resigned
LEDSOM, Lesley Pauline→
director · ~71y · appointed 1991-09-19 · resigned 2020-10-22
Resigned
MCCARTHY, David Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-06-16 · resigned 1996-02-05
Resigned
VICKERY, Richard Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-06-26 · resigned 2002-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

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2026-05-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
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2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-11-29
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2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-04