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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

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

filings

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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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
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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
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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)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-02

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

officers · CH01

2025-10-24