26 MONTAGU SQUARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02391920 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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 (5 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
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.
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-19➕STAFFORD-TAYLOR, Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-13➕CHOI, Wing Yin Winnie appointeddirector
- 2015-05-13➕CHUNG, Fai Tong appointeddirector
- 2013-08-06➖JONES, Julia Sira resigneddirector
- 2013-07-02➖PENNICK, Caroline Jane resigneddirector
- 2012-03-12➕HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-03-01➕JONES, Julia Sira appointeddirector
- 2011-05-27➕PENNICK, Caroline Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-05-02➖AHMED, Feroza resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-02➖AHMED, Feroza resigneddirector
- 2008-02-05➕AHMED, Feroza appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-05➖MCDOUGALL, Ann Mari Charlotte resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-05➖MCDOUGALL, William Graham resigneddirector
- 2003-04-01➕AHMED, Feroza appointeddirector
- 2003-04-01➖HAMMER, George Christopher resigneddirector
- 2003-02-20➕ROOT, Jane Marianna appointeddirector
- 2003-02-10➖MONTAGNON, Peter Ernest Arthur resigneddirector
- 1989-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 26 MONTAGU SQUARE 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Holding company · EN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 LOWER PARK ROAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 08182930 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 22 UPPER PARK ROAD LTD→ 06316902 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 235 SUSSEX GARDENS RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 11510978 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 24 CORNWALL ROAD LIMITED→ 07155710 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 241 SQUIRES LANE LTD→ 16108782 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 246 CAMDEN ROAD LIMITED→ 07015086 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 25 & 27 MOUNT CLOSE LTD→ 14070262 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 25 THE SUNNY ROAD LIMITED→ 16718591 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 FROGNAL LIMITED→ 04480820 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 26-28 CENTRAL ROAD RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 08723842 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 27 POWIS SQUARE (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 10414147 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 27 RAVENSCROFT PARK LIMITED→ 08068592 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Rmg House
Essex Road
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 0DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28
Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-12
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CHOI, Wing Yin Winnie→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-13
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CHUNG, Fai Tong→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-05-13
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ROOT, Jane Marianna→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-02-20
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STAFFORD-TAYLOR, Ian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-03-19
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AHMED, Feroza→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-05 · resigned 2011-05-02
MCDOUGALL, Ann Mari Charlotte→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-02-05
AHMED, Feroza→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2011-05-02
HAMMER, George Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2003-04-01
JONES, Julia Sira→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2013-08-06
MCDOUGALL, William Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2008-02-05
MONTAGNON, Peter Ernest Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 2003-02-10
PENNICK, Caroline Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2013-07-02
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Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-29