UK HIGHWAYS M40 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03045707 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-12
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 29.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
61 officers (5 active, 61 linked, 46 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
40 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
241 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-11➕GORDON, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-05-11➕LOVE, Brian appointeddirector
- 2023-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03➖SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez resigneddirector
- 2023-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21➖PRITCHARD, Jamie resigneddirector
- 2022-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-05➕FALERO, Louis Javier appointeddirector
- 2022-12-05➖GETHIN, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2022-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30➖BRADBURY, David Richard resigneddirector
- 2019-04-30➖HEEMELAAR, Johannes Petrus resigneddirector
- 2019-04-30➕PRITCHARD, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30➕SIMON, Maria Milagros Lopez appointeddirector
- 2018-09-17➕VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-09-17➖HEDGES, Teresa Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-04➖BIRCH, Alan Edward resigneddirector
- 2018-07-04➕GETHIN, Ian Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-01-24➕BIRCH, Alan Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-01-24➖GETHIN, Ian Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-05-11➖CORPETTI, Christian Lucien resigneddirector
- 2017-05-11➕HEEMELAAR, Johannes Petrus appointeddirector
- 2016-11-30➕HEDGES, Teresa Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-30➖NAYLOR, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-04➖LEWIS, Maria resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-04➕NAYLOR, Philip appointedsecretary
- 2013-08-21➕CORPETTI, Christian Lucien appointeddirector
- 2013-08-21➖PALMER, Danielle Jane resigneddirector
- 2013-01-29➕PALMER, Danielle Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-01-29➖SMITH, Neil resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 148 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Uk Highways M40 (Holdings) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Uk Highways M40 (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · board control
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UK HIGHWAYS M40 LIMITED
This company · 03045707
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uk Highways M40 (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8 White Oak Square
London Road
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (5 active · 56 resigned)
VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-09-17
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FALERO, Louis Javier→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-12-05
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GORDON, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-11
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Active
RAE, Neil, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-23
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BATESON, Anne Rosalind→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-12 · resigned 1995-07-13
BROOKS, Sally Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1999-04-16
CURTIS, Richard Gregory→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2001-02-05
GEORGE, John Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-16 · resigned 2001-03-15
HEDGES, Teresa Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2018-09-17
LEWIS, Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2015-09-04
MCCORMACK, James Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-13 · resigned 1996-04-01
MILLER, Roger Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2012-09-27
MILLER, Roger Keith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2002-04-24
NAYLOR, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2016-11-30
SHELL, Peter Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2003-02-24
SHELL, Peter Geoffrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-24 · resigned 2007-03-23
SWIFT, Anthony Alec→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2004-06-25
ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-03-15 · resigned 2002-12-31
ARMSTRONG, James→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1996-07-31 · resigned 1996-10-23
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC as Trustee for the Secured Creditors | Supplemental debenture | 1 property | 16/10/2001 | 25/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Mortgage (and incorporating all the terms and conditions of a debenture dated the 8TH october 1996 (the "debenture") and made between the company and the "security trustee") | 1 property | 27/09/2000 | 25/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC as Security Trustee | Mortgage incorporating all the terms and conditions of a debenture dated 8TH october 1996 | 1 property | 06/06/2000 | 25/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/01/1998 | 25/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Plcas Security Trustee for Itself and the Secured Creditor | Debenture | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | 25/10/2025 | |
| outstanding | The Secretary of State for Transport | Deed of legal charge | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (241 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-28