62 BRITTON STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02468237 · ltd · incorporated 1990-02-08
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
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-01
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    HOPLEY, Julian James appointed
    director
  8. 2020-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-02-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2020-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-23
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    COX, Brian Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-02-11
    ➕
    WISNEA, Nina Brigitta appointed
    director
  19. 2001-07-04
    ➖
    WORTH, Edward William resigned
    director
  20. 1993-01-15
    ➕
    WORTH, Edward William appointed
    director
  21. 1992-12-21
    ➖
    EASTELL, Federick Walter resigned
    director
  22. 1992-02-18
    ➕
    HOPLEY, Julian James appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-02-18
    ➖
    CATT, Simon Joseph resigned
    secretary
  24. 1992-02-14
    ➕
    EASTELL, Federick Walter appointed
    director
  25. 1992-02-14
    ➖
    HANIFAN, Harry John resigned
    director
  26. 1992-02-12
    ➕
    COX, Brian Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 1992-02-12
    ➖
    HANIFAN, John Henry resigned
    director
  28. 1990-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 62 BRITTON STREET LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
Mr Julian James Hopley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

67 Westow Street
London
SE19 3RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HOPLEY, Julian James→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-18
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Active
HOPLEY, Julian James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
WISNEA, Nina Brigitta→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATT, Simon Joseph→
secretary · resigned 1992-02-18
Resigned
COX, Brian Anthony→
director · ~86y · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 2019-05-23
Resigned
EASTELL, Federick Walter→
director · ~93y · appointed 1992-02-14 · resigned 1992-12-21
Resigned
HANIFAN, Harry John→
director · ~73y · resigned 1992-02-14
Resigned
HANIFAN, John Henry→
director · ~105y · resigned 1992-02-12
Resigned
WORTH, Edward William→
director · ~88y · appointed 1993-01-15 · resigned 2001-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-25