11 ROE LANE (SOUTHPORT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03256479 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-24

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

106 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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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WESTON, Thomas Albert resigned
director
2024-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-06-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-03-15
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FITZGERALD, David Charles resigned
director
2018-01-14
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BROWN, Vera appointed
secretary
2018-01-14
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FITZGERALD, David resigned
secretary
2018-01-14
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-01-14
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-08-19
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FITZGERALD, David appointed
secretary
2011-08-18
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BROWN, Vera resigned
secretary
2004-10-20
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HAMPSON, Margaret appointed
director
2004-10-20
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WESTON, Rosemary appointed
director
2004-10-20
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FITZGERALD, David Charles appointed
director
2004-10-20
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WESTON, Thomas Albert appointed
director
2000-02-28
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BROWN, Vera appointed
director
2000-02-28
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HOLDING, Duncan Robert appointed
director
2000-02-28
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BROWN, Vera appointed
secretary
1998-12-22
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ROBERTS, Vilma resigned
secretary
1998-12-22
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ECKLEY, Ann resigned
director
1998-12-22
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ECKLEY, Neville Richard resigned
director
1998-08-10
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LEMON, Shirley resigned
secretary
1998-08-10
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ROBERTS, Vilma appointed
secretary
1998-08-10
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ECKLEY, Ann appointed
director
1998-08-10
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ECKLEY, Neville Richard appointed
director
1998-08-10
➖
SUPERNOVA LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
1997-09-30
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LEMON, Shirley appointed
secretary
1997-09-30
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STRICKLAND, John resigned
secretary
1997-09-30
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SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr. resigned
director
1997-09-30
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STRICKLAND, John resigned
director
1997-09-30
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SUPERNOVA LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
1997-04-01
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HARE, Nicholas Patrick resigned
director
1997-04-01
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SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr. appointed
director
1997-01-15
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STRICKLAND, John appointed
secretary
1997-01-15
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JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
1996-09-24
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Company incorporated
As 11 ROE LANE (SOUTHPORT) LIMITED
1996-09-24
➕
JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
1996-09-24
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HARE, Nicholas Patrick appointed
director
1996-09-24
➕
STRICKLAND, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

Incorporated1996-09-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

11 Roe Lane

Southport

PR9 9DT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-26

Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)

BROWN, Vera→

secretary · appointed 2018-01-14

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Active

BROWN, Vera→

director · ~85y · appointed 2000-02-28

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Active

HAMPSON, Margaret→

director · ~80y · appointed 2004-10-20

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Active

HOLDING, Duncan Robert→

director · ~62y · appointed 2000-02-28

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Active

WESTON, Rosemary→

director · ~84y · appointed 2004-10-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Vera→

secretary · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2011-08-18

Resigned

FITZGERALD, David→

secretary · appointed 2011-08-19 · resigned 2018-01-14

Resigned

LEMON, Shirley→

secretary · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1998-08-10

Resigned

ROBERTS, Vilma→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-12-22

Resigned

STRICKLAND, John→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-15 · resigned 1997-09-30

Resigned

JOHNSON FRY SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1997-01-15

Resigned

ECKLEY, Ann→

director · ~81y · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-12-22

Resigned

ECKLEY, Neville Richard→

director · ~87y · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-12-22

Resigned

FITZGERALD, David Charles→

director · ~58y · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2018-03-15

Resigned

HARE, Nicholas Patrick→

director · ~71y · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1997-04-01

Resigned

SAUNDERS, Timothy, Mr.→

director · ~63y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 1997-09-30

Resigned

STRICKLAND, John→

director · ~70y · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1997-09-30

Resigned

WESTON, Thomas Albert→

director · ~83y · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2024-01-11

Resigned

SUPERNOVA LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1998-08-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-09-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-10-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-06-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-06-12