24 RAY STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03266368 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£27.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
115 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 £27,097
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£43kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£27.1k£23.8k
Current assets£41.1k£43.1k
Cash£36.2k£35.6k
Debtors£4.9k£7.5k
Net assets£27.1k£23.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-02-03
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  3. 2025-02-03
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  4. 2024-09-30
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  5. 2023-01-26
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  6. 2022-12-02
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  7. 2022-08-23
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  8. 2022-08-23
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  9. 2022-08-23
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  10. 2022-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-08-15
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    LEE, Colin resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-03-11
    ➕
    TETA GLOBAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  13. 2022-03-11
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    DYSON, Jacob resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2021-02-15
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  16. 2020-02-25
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  17. 2019-01-29
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  18. 2018-03-13
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  19. 2011-04-01
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    DYSON, Jacob appointed
    director
  20. 2011-04-01
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    DYSON, James, Sir resigned
    director
  21. 2009-12-30
    ➕
    ZENGHELIS, Alexis Dimitri appointed
    director
  22. 2009-10-29
    ➖
    BORER, Andrew Gamble Elliott resigned
    director
  23. 2004-12-24
    ➕
    LEE, Colin appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-12-23
    ➖
    VAN OSS, Thomas Richard resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    DYSON, James, Sir appointed
    director
  26. 2004-12-23
    ➖
    VAN OSS, Thomas Richard resigned
    director
  27. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    YUEN, Pui Kei appointed
    director
  28. 2004-09-03
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Lawrence Craig resigned
    director
  29. 2002-09-11
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Lawrence Craig appointed
    director
  30. 2001-10-12
    ➖
    MUELLER, Dierk Horst Fred resigned
    director
  31. 2001-09-04
    ➖
    ROGERS, Zadoc resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    VAN OSS, Thomas Richard appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    BORER, Andrew Gamble Elliott appointed
    director
  34. 2001-09-04
    ➖
    ROGERS, Zadoc Dan resigned
    director
  35. 1999-03-10
    ➖
    LANCASHIRE, Philip Graham resigned
    director
  36. 1999-03-10
    ➕
    MUELLER, Dierk Horst Fred appointed
    director
  37. 1998-10-23
    ➕
    ROGERS, Zadoc appointed
    secretary
  38. 1998-10-22
    ➖
    HARWOOD, Margaret Gillian resigned
    secretary
  39. 1997-11-27
    ➕
    VAN OSS, Thomas Richard appointed
    director
  40. 1997-05-14
    ➕
    ROGERS, Zadoc Dan appointed
    director
  41. 1996-11-28
    ➕
    MACFARLANE, Timothy Gerard appointed
    director
  42. 1996-11-28
    ➕
    HARWOOD, Margaret Gillian appointed
    secretary
  43. 1996-11-28
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1996-11-28
    ➕
    LANCASHIRE, Philip Graham appointed
    director
  45. 1996-11-28
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1996-11-28
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 1996-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 RAY STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  48. 1996-10-21
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1996-10-21
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  50. 1996-10-21
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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
Incorporated1996-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

80 Coombe Road 1st Floor
80 Coombe Road
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 4QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)

MACFARLANE, Timothy Gerard→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YUEN, Pui Kei→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZENGHELIS, Alexis Dimitri→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TETA GLOBAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2022-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARWOOD, Margaret Gillian→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-28 · resigned 1998-10-22
Resigned
LEE, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-24 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned
ROGERS, Zadoc→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-23 · resigned 2001-09-04
Resigned
VAN OSS, Thomas Richard→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2004-12-23
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-21 · resigned 1996-11-28
Resigned
BORER, Andrew Gamble Elliott→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2009-10-29
Resigned
DYSON, Jacob→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2022-03-11
Resigned
DYSON, James, Sir→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
LANCASHIRE, Philip Graham→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-11-28 · resigned 1999-03-10
Resigned
MUELLER, Dierk Horst Fred→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-03-10 · resigned 2001-10-12
Resigned
ROBERTS, Lawrence Craig→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-09-11 · resigned 2004-09-03
Resigned
ROGERS, Zadoc Dan→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-05-14 · resigned 2001-09-04
Resigned
VAN OSS, Thomas Richard→
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-11-27 · resigned 2004-12-23
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-21 · resigned 1996-11-28
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-21 · resigned 1996-11-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-23
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-23