26 GORDON PLACE (NO. 2) LIMITED

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03001063 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1994-12-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-132023-12-13
Average employees—0

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-08-08
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  3. 2023-09-07
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  4. 2022-08-01
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  5. 2021-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2018-08-19
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  9. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-23
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  12. 2015-09-04
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  13. 2015-01-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-12-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-02-21
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    RUSSELL, Stephen George appointed
    director
  17. 2005-02-21
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    SMITH, Nicholas Jonathan resigned
    director
  18. 2001-07-25
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    WATSON, Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-07-25
    ➕
    PHIPSON, Emily Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2001-07-25
    ➕
    WATSON, Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2001-07-25
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    ROGERSON, Carole Patricia resigned
    secretary
  22. 2001-07-25
    ➖
    ROGERSON, Carole Patricia resigned
    director
  23. 1998-04-06
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    PINTER, Frederick Anthony resigned
    secretary
  24. 1998-04-06
    ➕
    ROGERSON, Carole Patricia appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-04-06
    ➖
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony resigned
    director
  26. 1998-04-06
    ➕
    ROGERSON, Carole Patricia appointed
    director
  27. 1997-12-20
    ➕
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony appointed
    secretary
  28. 1997-12-20
    ➕
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 1997-12-01
    ➖
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony resigned
    secretary
  30. 1997-12-01
    ➖
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony resigned
    director
  31. 1994-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 26 GORDON PLACE (NO. 2) LIMITED
  32. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony appointed
    secretary
  33. 1994-12-13
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    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1994-12-13
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    PINTER, Frederick Anthony appointed
    director
  36. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicholas Jonathan appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Emily Jane Phipson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Stephen George Russell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Ms Jane Watson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1994-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Flat E
26 Gordon Place
London
W8 4JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last made up to: 2024-12-13
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

WATSON, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHIPSON, Emily Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2001-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Stephen George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Jane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PINTER, Frederick Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-20 · resigned 1998-04-06
Resigned
PINTER, Frederick Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 1997-12-01
Resigned
ROGERSON, Carole Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-06 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 1994-12-13
Resigned
PINTER, Frederick Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-12-20 · resigned 1998-04-06
Resigned
PINTER, Frederick Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 1997-12-01
Resigned
ROGERSON, Carole Patricia→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-04-06 · resigned 2001-07-25
Resigned
SMITH, Nicholas Jonathan→
director · ~55y · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-14