STATEWELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03144234 · ltd · incorporated 1996-01-09
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
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £2,676

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£535£1k£2k£2k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2.7k£2.7k
Debtors£99£99
Net assets£2.7k£2.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-31
    ➖
    HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-06-30
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    NORTHEY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  9. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-27
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    HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-05-27
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2021-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-23
    ➖
    TAPPENDEN, Reginald John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-10-02
    ➕
    TAPPENDEN, Reginald John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    ABUBAKAR, Bello resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Earl resigned
    director
  24. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    ABUBAKAR, Bello appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-06-21
    ➖
    MADRIGAL, Jette Steen resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-11-12
    ➖
    BALK, Margaret Anne resigned
    director
  27. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Earl appointed
    director
  29. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Brian Edward resigned
    director
  30. 2001-10-28
    ➕
    MADRIGAL, Jette Steen appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-10-28
    ➖
    COOPER, Dennis Cyril Thomas resigned
    director
  32. 2001-10-17
    ➖
    JARROLD, Kate Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  33. 2000-10-11
    ➖
    BLACKSHAW, Maxine Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  34. 2000-10-10
    ➕
    JARROLD, Kate Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  35. 1996-04-14
    ➕
    BALK, Margaret Anne appointed
    director
  36. 1996-04-14
    ➕
    COOPER, Dennis Cyril Thomas appointed
    director
  37. 1996-01-23
    ➕
    BLACKSHAW, Maxine Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-01-23
    ➖
    NOTEHOLD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1996-01-23
    ➖
    NOTEHURST LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1996-01-22
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Brian Edward appointed
    director
  41. 1996-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STATEWELL LIMITED
  42. 1996-01-09
    ➕
    NOTEHOLD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1996-01-09
    ➕
    NOTEHURST LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Flat 8 Radnor Court 33 Mayow Road
Forest Hill
London
SE23 2XQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

NORTHEY, Christopher John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Peter Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABUBAKAR, Bello→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
BLACKSHAW, Maxine Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 2000-10-11
Resigned
JARROLD, Kate Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-10 · resigned 2001-10-17
Resigned
MADRIGAL, Jette Steen→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-28 · resigned 2004-06-21
Resigned
TAPPENDEN, Reginald John→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-02 · resigned 2016-02-23
Resigned
HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-05-27 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
NOTEHOLD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-01-09 · resigned 1996-01-23
Resigned
BALK, Margaret Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-04-14 · resigned 2001-11-12
Resigned
COOPER, Dennis Cyril Thomas→
director · ~92y · appointed 1996-04-14 · resigned 2001-10-28
Resigned
JOHNSON, Earl→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
RUSSELL, Brian Edward→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-01-22 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
NOTEHURST LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-01-09 · resigned 1996-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-27