5 ALMERIC ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03020108 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-09

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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	2025-07-23	2024-07-23

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-01
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LAST, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2025-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
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WILLCOCK, Freya Saffron appointed
director
2023-04-05
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officers · AP01
2023-03-20
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SMITH, Chloe Emma Cumming resigned
director
2023-03-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-07-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-03
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OLIVER, David Henry Maxwell resigned
director
2018-07-03
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SMITH, Chloe Emma Cumming appointed
director
2018-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-01-18
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OLIVER, David Henry Maxwell appointed
director
2016-01-18
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WILLIAMS, Holly resigned
director
2012-04-22
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WILLIAMS, Holly appointed
director
2012-02-15
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MALINOWSKA-GRYGIEL, Monika resigned
director
2005-11-18
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CLARKE, Simon James resigned
director
2005-11-18
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MALINOWSKA-GRYGIEL, Monika appointed
director
2002-10-27
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NEUHOFF, Tanja Claire appointed
director
2002-10-27
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ELFORD, Joanna Louise resigned
director
2002-03-04
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BENNETT, Lucy Ann resigned
director
2002-03-04
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CLARKE, Simon James appointed
director
1997-02-02
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LEONG, Michele Lai Peng resigned
director
1996-11-10
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ELFORD, Joanna Louise appointed
director
1996-02-03
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BENNETT, Lucy Ann appointed
director
1996-02-03
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COCHRANE, Meiling resigned
director
1995-02-09
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Company incorporated
As 5 ALMERIC ROAD LIMITED
1995-02-09
➕
JACOBS, David John appointed
secretary
1995-02-09
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-02-09
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-02-09
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COCHRANE, Meiling appointed
director
1995-02-09
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LAST, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
1995-02-09
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LEONG, Michele Lai Peng appointed
director
1995-02-09
➕
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1995-02-09
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David John Jacobs Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-02-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

5 Almeric Road

London

SW11 1HL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-23

Last made up to: 2025-07-23

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

JACOBS, David John→

secretary · appointed 1995-02-09

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Active

NEUHOFF, Tanja Claire→

director · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-27

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Active

WILLCOCK, Freya Saffron→

director · ~28y · appointed 2023-04-05

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Active

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 1995-02-09

Resigned

BENNETT, Lucy Ann→

director · ~54y · appointed 1996-02-03 · resigned 2002-03-04

Resigned

CLARKE, Simon James→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2005-11-18

Resigned

COCHRANE, Meiling→

director · ~57y · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 1996-02-03

Resigned

ELFORD, Joanna Louise→

director · ~55y · appointed 1996-11-10 · resigned 2002-10-27

Resigned

LAST, Elizabeth Ann→

director · ~79y · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 2026-03-01

Resigned

LEONG, Michele Lai Peng→

director · ~63y · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 1997-02-02

Resigned

MALINOWSKA-GRYGIEL, Monika→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2012-02-15

Resigned

OLIVER, David Henry Maxwell→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-18 · resigned 2018-07-03

Resigned

SMITH, Chloe Emma Cumming→

director · ~33y · appointed 2018-07-03 · resigned 2023-03-20

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Holly→

director · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-22 · resigned 2016-01-18

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 1995-02-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-05-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-10

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

officers · CH01

2021-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-03-31