86 LORDSHIP ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03309458 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (79/100)

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
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £4,790

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£958£2k£3k£4k£5kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-302024-01-30
Total assets£4.8k£3.6k
Current assets£1.6k£2.7k
Net assets£4.8k£3.6k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2025-02-25
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  3. 2025-02-17
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  4. 2024-09-13
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  5. 2023-09-08
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  6. 2022-07-14
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  7. 2021-10-20
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  8. 2020-09-15
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  9. 2019-09-19
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  10. 2018-09-04
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  11. 2017-08-31
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  12. 2016-09-02
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  13. 2016-01-30
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  14. 2015-12-04
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  15. 2015-12-04
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  16. 2015-06-25
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    HEDGE, James David appointed
    director
  17. 2015-06-25
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    MURRAY, Lara Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-08
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    MCNICHOLAS, Shirley Joan resigned
    director
  19. 2011-01-04
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    GERSON, Jane, Dr appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-01-04
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    DUNBAR, David appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    GERSON, Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-04
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    GERSON, Renee resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-01-04
    ➖
    GERSON, Cecil Mark resigned
    director
  24. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    GERSON, Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-04
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    GERSON, Jane, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2000-03-29
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    GERSON, Renee appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-03-29
    ➖
    MCNICHOLAS, Shirley Joan resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    GERSON, Cecil Mark appointed
    director
  29. 2000-03-29
    ➖
    GERSON, Jane, Dr resigned
    director
  30. 1997-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 86 LORDSHIP ROAD LIMITED
  31. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    FINN, Joanna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-01-29
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    MCNICHOLAS, Shirley Joan appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    DOYLE, Betty June appointed
    nominee-director
  36. 1997-01-29
    ➖
    DOYLE, Betty June resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-director
  38. 1997-01-29
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-director
  39. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    GERSON, Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    MCNICHOLAS, Shirley Joan 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +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 29 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James David Hedge
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/02/2025
Miss Joanna Elizabeth Finn
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/02/2025
Dr Jane Gerson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

86 Lordship Road
London
N16 0QP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)

GERSON, Jane, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-04
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Active
DUNBAR, David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-01-04
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Active
FINN, Joanna Elizabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-01-29
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Active
GERSON, Jane, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-01-04
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Active
HEDGE, James David→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-06-25
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Active
MURRAY, Lara Elizabeth→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-06-25
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Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 1997-01-29
Resigned
GERSON, Renee→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2011-01-04
Resigned
MCNICHOLAS, Shirley Joan→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned
DOYLE, Betty June→
nominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 1997-01-29
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 1997-01-29
Resigned
GERSON, Cecil Mark→
director · ~105y · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2011-01-04
Resigned
GERSON, Jane, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2011-01-04
Resigned
GERSON, Jane, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned
MCNICHOLAS, Shirley Joan→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
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accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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2021-02-10
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accounts · AA
2020-09-15
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2020-01-29