16 WARNBOROUGH ROAD (OXFORD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03105972 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £6,260

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£6.3k£5.9k
Current assets£1.1k£735
Net assets£6.3k£5.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2020-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-05-11
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-05-11
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-04-30
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    ANTONIS, Simon Maughan appointed
    director
  15. 2020-04-30
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    GATHORNE-HARDY, Flora resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-11-24
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    GATHORNE-HARDY, Flora appointed
    director
  20. 2008-07-25
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    ARNEIL, Ralf resigned
    director
  21. 2006-09-02
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    MITCHELL, Lucy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-09-02
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Lucy appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-01
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    MILNES, Joseph John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-01
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    MILNES, Joseph John resigned
    director
  25. 2006-06-21
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    MILNES, Lydia Kay, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2005-09-29
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    ARNEIL, Ralf appointed
    director
  27. 2004-10-12
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    OAKLEY, Jonathan resigned
    director
  28. 2003-05-10
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    OAKLEY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  29. 2002-12-15
    ➖
    ALLEN, Richard James resigned
    secretary
  30. 2002-12-15
    ➕
    MILNES, Joseph John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-10-21
    ➕
    MILNES, Joseph John appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-20
    ➖
    WEIR, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  33. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    MILNES, Lydia Kay, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2002-03-28
    ➖
    GODMAN, Catherine resigned
    director
  35. 2001-06-14
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    OAKLEY, Jonathan resigned
    director
  36. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    WEIR, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  37. 1999-09-09
    ➕
    OAKLEY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  38. 1999-09-09
    ➖
    WILLCOX, Beverley Milne resigned
    director
  39. 1999-03-18
    ➕
    ALLEN, Richard James appointed
    secretary
  40. 1999-03-18
    ➖
    WRIGHT, David John Vernon resigned
    secretary
  41. 1999-03-18
    ➕
    WILLCOX, Beverley Milne appointed
    director
  42. 1999-03-18
    ➖
    WRIGHT, David John Vernon resigned
    director
  43. 1995-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 WARNBOROUGH ROAD (OXFORD) LIMITED
  44. 1995-09-25
    ➕
    WRIGHT, David John Vernon appointed
    secretary
  45. 1995-09-25
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1995-09-25
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 1995-09-25
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    GODMAN, Catherine appointed
    director
  48. 1995-09-25
    ➕
    WRIGHT, David John Vernon appointed
    director
  49. 1995-09-25
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  50. 1995-09-25
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

16 Warnborough Road
Oxford
OX2 6HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

MITCHELL, Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANTONIS, Simon Maughan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Lucy→
director · ~44y · appointed 2006-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Richard James→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 2002-12-15
Resigned
MILNES, Joseph John→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-15 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
WRIGHT, David John Vernon→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1999-03-18
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1995-09-25
Resigned
ARNEIL, Ralf→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2008-07-25
Resigned
GATHORNE-HARDY, Flora→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-11-24 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
GODMAN, Catherine→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 2002-03-28
Resigned
MILNES, Joseph John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
MILNES, Lydia Kay, Dr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2006-06-21
Resigned
OAKLEY, Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-05-10 · resigned 2004-10-12
Resigned
OAKLEY, Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 2001-06-14
Resigned
WEIR, Andrew Peter→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
WILLCOX, Beverley Milne→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 1999-09-09
Resigned
WRIGHT, David John Vernon→
director · ~94y · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1999-03-18
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-09-25 · resigned 1995-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-12-30
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2020-10-18