24 ST. JAMES'S PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03140430 · ltd · incorporated 1995-12-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£504
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 95-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 95). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 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
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £504

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£504
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£504
Current assets£26.2k
Net assets£504

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-22
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  3. 2025-03-30
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    KALMS, Harold Stanley, Lord resigned
    director
  4. 2024-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
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  6. 2022-11-08
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  7. 2021-09-30
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  8. 2020-10-01
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  9. 2019-11-15
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  10. 2018-10-22
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  11. 2018-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-01-04
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    KALMS, Pamela Audrey, Lady appointed
    director
  13. 2017-12-14
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  14. 2016-06-15
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  15. 2016-01-08
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  16. 2016-01-04
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  17. 2015-02-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-10-29
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    BORTHWICK, David Bennett appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-23
    ➖
    LOCKE, Kathleen Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-01-23
    ➖
    LOCKE, Kathleen Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2012-09-29
    ➖
    SLOSS, John Andrew May resigned
    director
  22. 2003-11-03
    ➕
    LOCKE, Kathleen Anne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-11-03
    ➖
    ROSENFIELD, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-11-03
    ➖
    ROSENFELD, Jackie resigned
    director
  25. 2003-11-03
    ➕
    SLOSS, John Andrew May appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-20
    ➕
    LOCKE, Kathleen Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2000-04-30
    ➖
    ROSENFELD, Jackie resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-04-30
    ➕
    ROSENFIELD, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-08-15
    ➖
    NATH, Narendra Nath resigned
    director
  30. 1996-03-10
    ➖
    HEMINGWAY, John Gwilym resigned
    director
  31. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    ROSENFELD, Jackie appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-01-10
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    HEMINGWAY, John Gwilym appointed
    director
  34. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    KALMS, Harold Stanley, Lord appointed
    director
  35. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    NATH, Narendra Nath appointed
    director
  36. 1996-01-10
    ➕
    ROSENFELD, Jackie appointed
    director
  37. 1996-01-10
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1995-12-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24 ST. JAMES'S PLACE LIMITED
  39. 1995-12-21
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1995-12-21
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lord Stanley Kalms
Individual · British · DOB 11/1931 · age 95
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Flat 4 24 St James's Place
London
SW1A 1NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

BORTHWICK, David Bennett→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KALMS, Pamela Audrey, Lady→
director · ~95y · appointed 2018-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCKE, Kathleen Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2013-01-23
Resigned
ROSENFELD, Jackie→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 2000-04-30
Resigned
ROSENFIELD, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-30 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-12-21 · resigned 1996-01-10
Resigned
HEMINGWAY, John Gwilym→
director · ~95y · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1996-03-10
Resigned
KALMS, Harold Stanley, Lord→
director · ~95y · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 2025-03-30
Resigned
LOCKE, Kathleen Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2013-01-23
Resigned
NATH, Narendra Nath→
director · ~104y · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 1998-08-15
Resigned
ROSENFELD, Jackie→
director · ~92y · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned
SLOSS, John Andrew May→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-11-03 · resigned 2012-09-29
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-12-21 · resigned 1996-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
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accounts · AA
2024-05-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
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accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
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accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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2021-12-23
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2021-09-30
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2020-12-29
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2020-10-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
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accounts · AA
2019-11-15