26 NS FREEHOLD LTD.

🌳Matureactive
03045298 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (69/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 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
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
    ➖
    REDGROVE, Benedict resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-04-21
    ➖
    MORGAN, John Charles resigned
    director
  9. 2022-04-21
    ➕
    REDGROVE, Benedict appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-08-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-08-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-08-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-07-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2018-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-12-24
    ➖
    MARTIN, Jill resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-12-24
    ➖
    MARTIN, Jill resigned
    director
  22. 2016-12-24
    ➕
    MORGAN, John Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2008-05-10
    ➕
    JEFFERS, Michael Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2008-05-10
    ➖
    MEIJER, Theca resigned
    director
  25. 2004-12-17
    ➕
    PUMMELL, Michael Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2003-02-09
    ➕
    MEIJER, Theca appointed
    director
  27. 1997-06-25
    ➖
    LEVISON, Jeremy resigned
    director
  28. 1996-11-01
    ➕
    MARTIN, Jill appointed
    director
  29. 1995-12-06
    ➕
    LEVISON, Jeremy appointed
    director
  30. 1995-05-09
    ➕
    HERRERO-DUCLOUX, Abel appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-09
    ➕
    MARTIN, Jill appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-05-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1995-05-09
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1995-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 26 NS FREEHOLD LTD.
  35. 1995-04-12
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1995-04-12
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    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 31 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 31 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.)

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · E postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
2 BEATTY ROAD LONDON LIMITED→
03476907 · est 1997 · no financials extracted
————28y——
2 ST JOHNS PARK RESIDENTS LIMITED→
04299639 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————24y——
222 MARSH WALL MANCO LIMITED→
15511105 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
232 CAMDEN ROAD HEADLEASE LIMITED→
13802827 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
26 BROMPTON SQUARE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
05265093 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
26 FLETCHER LANE RTM COMPANY LTD→
10618314 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————9y——
26 STOKE NEWINGTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→
17014960 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
266 RICHMOND ROAD LIMITED→
09397967 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
27 AND 29 THE AVENUE LIMITED→
13641913 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
27 CHISENHALE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY→
14616432 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
27 NORTH PARADE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
02400293 · est 1989 · no financials extracted
————36y——
2728 PENNETHORNE LTD→
17128023 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

26 Narrow Street
London
E14 8DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HERRERO-DUCLOUX, Abel→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JEFFERS, Michael Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PUMMELL, Michael Andrew Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Jill→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 2016-12-24
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 1995-05-09
Resigned
LEVISON, Jeremy→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-12-06 · resigned 1997-06-25
Resigned
MARTIN, Jill→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2016-12-24
Resigned
MEIJER, Theca→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-02-09 · resigned 2008-05-10
Resigned
MORGAN, John Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-12-24 · resigned 2022-04-21
Resigned
REDGROVE, Benedict→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-21 · resigned 2026-05-28
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 1995-05-09
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-03