43 ST. MARY'S ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02969610 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-20
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£395
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £395
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£811
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£395
↑ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£815
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£163£326£489£652£815Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£395£232
Current assets£815£652
Cash£811£648
Debtors£4£4
Net assets£395£232

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-08-28
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  3. 2024-05-11
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2020-07-06
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  8. 2019-04-23
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  9. 2018-05-04
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  10. 2017-08-07
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  11. 2016-09-29
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  12. 2016-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2015-09-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-10-01
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    MOORE, Sylvia Alice appointed
    director
  17. 2012-01-31
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    JONES, Margaret Rose resigned
    director
  18. 2011-10-13
    ➕
    HILL, Anthony Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2011-02-21
    ➖
    JONES, Margaret Rose resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-02-21
    ➖
    OXLEY, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2010-11-09
    ➖
    SETH WARD, Miriam resigned
    director
  22. 2005-11-10
    ➕
    JONES, Margaret Rose appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-11-10
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    OXLEY, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-06-19
    ➕
    JONES, Margaret Rose appointed
    director
  25. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    SETH WARD, Miriam appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    OXLEY, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-11-15
    ➖
    HUBBARD, Christopher Francis resigned
    director
  29. 2000-11-15
    ➕
    OXLEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 1999-08-20
    ➕
    GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-08-19
    ➖
    GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-06-19
    ➖
    SABAN, Moira Ann resigned
    director
  33. 1994-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 43 ST. MARY'S ROAD LIMITED
  34. 1994-09-20
    ➕
    GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-09-20
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1994-09-20
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-09-20
    ➕
    HUBBARD, Christopher Francis appointed
    director
  38. 1994-09-20
    ➕
    SABAN, Moira Ann appointed
    director
  39. 1994-09-20
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1994-09-20
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Stephen Hill
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated1994-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

New Park
Clingoe Hill
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3ZP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

HILL, Anthony Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Sylvia Alice→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-20 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 1999-08-19
Resigned
JONES, Margaret Rose→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-10 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned
OXLEY, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2005-11-10
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 1994-09-20
Resigned
HUBBARD, Christopher Francis→
director · ~75y · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 2000-11-15
Resigned
JONES, Margaret Rose→
director · ~88y · appointed 2005-06-19 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
OXLEY, Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-11-15 · resigned 2011-02-21
Resigned
SABAN, Moira Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 1998-06-19
Resigned
SETH WARD, Miriam→
director · ~101y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2010-11-09
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 1994-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

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2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-06-02
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2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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2021-09-30
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2020-09-23
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accounts · AA
2020-07-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-19
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accounts · AA
2019-04-23