20 WICKHAM ROAD (BROCKLEY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02332769 · ltd · incorporated 1989-01-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
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 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
20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
118 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,579
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£916£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.6k£4.5k
Current assets£2.6k£2.5k
Cash£1.9k£1.8k
Debtors£667£657
Net assets£4.6k£4.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-11-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-11-19
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    DONOVAN, Sophie Clare appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-19
    ➖
    BALLARD, Samuel Joshua resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-11-19
    ➖
    BALLARD, Rachael Alice Louise resigned
    director
  11. 2021-11-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-11-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2021-11-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2021-11-01
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    HOOPER, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-03
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    BALLARD, Samuel Joshua appointed
    secretary
  18. 2020-07-03
    ➖
    HOOPER, Carol Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2020-07-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2020-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2019-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2019-06-04
    ➕
    HOOPER, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-06-04
    ➖
    SPENCER ASHWORTH, Sarah Jane Ann resigned
    secretary
  27. 2019-06-04
    ➕
    BALLARD, Rachael Alice Louise appointed
    director
  28. 2019-06-04
    ➖
    SPENCER ASHWORTH, Sarah Jane Ann resigned
    director
  29. 2010-06-18
    ➖
    SCHOLLAR, Ronald Sydney Charles resigned
    secretary
  30. 2010-06-18
    ➕
    SPENCER ASHWORTH, Sarah Jane Ann appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-06-18
    ➖
    KILPATRICK, Mervyn Nevin resigned
    director
  32. 2010-06-18
    ➖
    SCHOLLAR, Ronald Sydney Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2010-06-18
    ➕
    SPENCER ASHWORTH, Sarah Jane Ann appointed
    director
  34. 2005-08-08
    ➕
    HOOPER, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  35. 2005-08-08
    ➖
    MORGAN, James Alfred resigned
    director
  36. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Anthony Chandos appointed
    director
  37. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    ASHURST, Andrew resigned
    director
  38. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    ASHURST, Ione Siqueira De Brito resigned
    director
  39. 1999-11-26
    ➕
    MORGAN, James Alfred appointed
    director
  40. 1999-01-26
    ➖
    FOREMAN, Annabel Doris resigned
    director
  41. 1996-12-03
    ➕
    ASHURST, Andrew appointed
    director
  42. 1996-12-03
    ➕
    ASHURST, Ione Siqueira De Brito appointed
    director
  43. 1996-10-31
    ➖
    PORTER, David Arthur resigned
    director
  44. 1992-10-17
    ➕
    PORTER, David Arthur appointed
    director
  45. 1992-10-16
    ➖
    FINZI, Sylvia resigned
    director
  46. 1992-07-18
    ➕
    FOREMAN, Annabel Doris appointed
    director
  47. 1992-07-17
    ➖
    WEST, Roger resigned
    director
  48. 1989-01-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 WICKHAM ROAD (BROCKLEY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
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 24 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 candidate

Strong 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Carol Ann Hooper
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/11/2021

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
Incorporated1989-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

20 Wickham Road
London
SE4 1NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30

Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)

HOOPER, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOVAN, Sophie Clare→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOOPER, Carol Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-08-08
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Active
POULTON, Philip Christopher→
director · ~74y
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Active
RUSSELL, Anthony Chandos→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-11-12
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Active
BALLARD, Samuel Joshua→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-03 · resigned 2021-11-19
Resigned
HOOPER, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2020-07-03
Resigned
SCHOLLAR, Ronald Sydney Charles→
secretary · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned
SPENCER ASHWORTH, Sarah Jane Ann→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2019-06-04
Resigned
ASHURST, Andrew→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-12-03 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
ASHURST, Ione Siqueira De Brito→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-12-03 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
BALLARD, Rachael Alice Louise→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2021-11-19
Resigned
FINZI, Sylvia→
director · ~78y · resigned 1992-10-16
Resigned
FOREMAN, Annabel Doris→
director · ~62y · appointed 1992-07-18 · resigned 1999-01-26
Resigned
KILPATRICK, Mervyn Nevin→
director · ~95y · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned
MORGAN, James Alfred→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-11-26 · resigned 2005-08-08
Resigned
PORTER, David Arthur→
director · ~60y · appointed 1992-10-17 · resigned 1996-10-31
Resigned
SCHOLLAR, Ronald Sydney Charles→
director · ~95y · resigned 2010-06-18
Resigned
SPENCER ASHWORTH, Sarah Jane Ann→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2019-06-04
Resigned
WEST, Roger→
director · ~76y · resigned 1992-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-11-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-02