149 ENGLEFIELD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03134083 · ltd · incorporated 1995-12-05

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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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

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2019-09-27
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2007-05-08
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SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane appointed
secretary
2007-05-08
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SMITH, Barry Crawford, Dr resigned
secretary
2002-12-04
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SLEEPER, John William appointed
director
2000-01-18
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SMITH, Barry Crawford, Dr appointed
secretary
2000-01-18
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SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane resigned
secretary
1999-12-10
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STANTON, Frances Jane resigned
director
1997-12-01
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STANTON, Frances Jane resigned
secretary
1997-12-01
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SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane appointed
secretary
1997-01-01
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FITZGERALD, Grania resigned
secretary
1997-01-01
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STANTON, Frances Jane appointed
secretary
1995-12-05
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Company incorporated
As 149 ENGLEFIELD ROAD LIMITED
1995-12-05
➕
SMITH, Barry Crawford, Dr appointed
director
1995-12-05
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SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane appointed
director
1995-12-05
➕
FITZGERALD, Grania appointed
secretary
1995-12-05
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-12-05
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-12-05
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STANTON, Frances Jane 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Barry Crawford Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Ms Sarah Jane Sutcliffe Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	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

Incorporated1995-12-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

13 Bromwich Avenue

London

N6 6QH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-08

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Active

SLEEPER, John William→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-04

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Active

SMITH, Barry Crawford, Dr→

director · ~68y · appointed 1995-12-05

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Active

SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane→

director · ~58y · appointed 1995-12-05

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Active

FITZGERALD, Grania→

secretary · appointed 1995-12-05 · resigned 1997-01-01

Resigned

SMITH, Barry Crawford, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-18 · resigned 2007-05-08

Resigned

STANTON, Frances Jane→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 1997-12-01

Resigned

SUTCLIFFE, Sarah Jane→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2000-01-18

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-12-05 · resigned 1995-12-05

Resigned

STANTON, Frances Jane→

director · ~65y · appointed 1995-12-05 · resigned 1999-12-10

Resigned

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