4 DUKES AVENUE CHISWICK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02943902 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-29

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-07
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WARD, David Charles appointed
director
2016-12-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-09-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-08-18
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HARROD, Joseph Daniel Christopher resigned
director
2016-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-06-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-08
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HARROD, Joseph Daniel Christopher appointed
director
2013-09-16
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HARROD, Dominick Roy resigned
director
1999-11-08
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HERENS, Li appointed
director
1999-11-08
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ERANEVA, Kirsti Annikki resigned
director
1996-06-01
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ERANEVA, Kirsti Annikki appointed
director
1996-03-15
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MALLIA, Francis appointed
secretary
1996-03-15
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PAO, Andrew resigned
secretary
1994-06-29
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Company incorporated
As 4 DUKES AVENUE CHISWICK LIMITED
1994-06-29
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MALLIA, Francis appointed
director
1994-06-29
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PAO, Andrew appointed
secretary
1994-06-29
➕
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-06-29
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-06-29
➕
HARROD, Dominick Roy appointed
director
1994-06-29
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1994-06-29
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 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 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Francis Mallia Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/06/2017

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

Incorporated1994-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

12 Ray Meadow

Maidenhead

Berkshire

SL6 8PU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MALLIA, Francis→

secretary · appointed 1996-03-15

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Active

HERENS, Li→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-11-08

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Active

MALLIA, Francis→

director · ~74y · appointed 1994-06-29

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Active

WARD, David Charles→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-12-07

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Active

PAO, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 1994-06-29 · resigned 1996-03-15

Resigned

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-29 · resigned 1994-06-29

Resigned

ERANEVA, Kirsti Annikki→

director · ~61y · appointed 1996-06-01 · resigned 1999-11-08

Resigned

HARROD, Dominick Roy→

director · ~86y · appointed 1994-06-29 · resigned 2013-09-16

Resigned

HARROD, Joseph Daniel Christopher→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-08 · resigned 2016-08-18

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-29 · resigned 1994-06-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-24