UK HIGHWAYS M40 (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02939644 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-16
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
68 officers (5 active, 68 linked, 51 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
40 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
269 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (155 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-11➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-05-11➕LOVE, Brian appointeddirector
- 2023-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03➖SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez resigneddirector
- 2023-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21➖PRITCHARD, Jamie resigneddirector
- 2022-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-05➕FALERO, Louis Javier appointeddirector
- 2022-12-05➖GETHIN, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2022-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30➖BRADBURY, David Richard resigneddirector
- 2019-04-30➖HEEMELAAR, Johannes Petrus resigneddirector
- 2019-04-30➕PRITCHARD, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30➕SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez appointeddirector
- 2018-09-17➕VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-09-17➖HEDGES, Teresa Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-04➖BIRCH, Alan Edward resigneddirector
- 2018-07-04➕GETHIN, Ian Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-01-24➕BIRCH, Alan Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-01-24➖GETHIN, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-05-11➖CORPETTI, Christian Lucien resigneddirector
- 2017-05-11➕HEEMELAAR, Johannes Petrus appointeddirector
- 2016-11-30➕HEDGES, Teresa Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-30➖NAYLOR, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-04➖LEWIS, Maria resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-04➕NAYLOR, Philip appointedsecretary
- 2013-08-21➕CORPETTI, Christian Lucien appointeddirector
- 2013-08-21➖PALMER, Danielle Jane resigneddirector
- 2013-01-29➕PALMER, Danielle Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-01-29➖SMITH, Neil resigneddirector
- 2012-09-27➕LEWIS, Maria appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-27➖MILLER, Roger Keith resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-24➕BRADBURY, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2012-01-24➖MERCER-DEADMAN, Michael John resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 155 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Palio (No. 7) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Semperian Subholdings M40 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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UK HIGHWAYS M40 (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 02939644
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Palio (No. 7) Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Semperian Subholdings M40 Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 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
Incorporated1994-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8 White Oak Square
London Road
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (5 active · 63 resigned)
VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-09-17
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FALERO, Louis Javier→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-12-05
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GORDON, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-11
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Active
RAE, Neil, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-23
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BROOKS, Sally Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-16
CURTIS, Richard Gregory→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2001-02-05
GEORGE, John Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-16 · resigned 2001-03-15
HEDGES, Teresa Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2018-09-17
LEWIS, Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2015-09-04
MILLER, Roger Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2012-09-27
MILLER, Roger Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2002-04-24
NAYLOR, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2016-11-30
SHELL, Peter Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2007-03-23
SHELL, Peter Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
SWIFT, Anthony Alec→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2004-06-25
WILLIAMS, Geoffrey Wyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-08-26 · resigned 1996-04-01
ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2002-12-31
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-16 · resigned 1994-08-26
ARMSTRONG, James→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1995-03-27 · resigned 1998-10-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC as Trustee for the Secured Creditors | Supplemental share mortgage | 1 property | 16/10/2001 | 25/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Plcas Security Trustee | Mortgage over shares | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | 25/10/2025 | |
| outstanding | UK Highways M40 UK Highways M40 Limited | Deed of charge | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (269 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28