14/16 MANSFIELD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03309997 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-30
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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  2. 2025-02-06
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  3. 2025-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-01
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    SHAKIR, Naim resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-17
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  7. 2024-12-13
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  8. 2024-12-13
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  9. 2024-12-09
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    HOLLIS, Anthonia Leslie appointed
    director
  10. 2024-12-09
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Christabel Anne appointed
    director
  11. 2024-12-09
    ➕
    SHAKIR, Naim Ahmed appointed
    director
  12. 2024-12-09
    ➕
    WATERS, Matthew John appointed
    director
  13. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2023-11-03
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  15. 2022-10-25
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  16. 2021-10-26
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  17. 2020-10-30
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  18. 2019-10-28
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  19. 2018-11-01
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  20. 2017-10-25
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  21. 2009-05-30
    ➕
    WOOLFALL, Philip Edward Derek appointed
    director
  22. 2009-05-29
    ➖
    COOKE, Toni resigned
    director
  23. 2004-05-19
    ➕
    COOKE, Toni appointed
    director
  24. 2004-05-18
    ➖
    HERON, Annette Maria Sarah resigned
    director
  25. 1999-05-15
    ➕
    SHAKIR, Naim appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-05-14
    ➖
    MORGAN, Mark Victor resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    HERON, Annette Maria Sarah appointed
    director
  28. 1998-05-30
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Sharon Anne resigned
    director
  29. 1998-04-27
    ➖
    GIFFORD, Judith Anne resigned
    director
  30. 1997-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 14/16 MANSFIELD ROAD LIMITED
  31. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    MORGAN, Mark Victor appointed
    secretary
  32. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-01-30
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Sharon Anne appointed
    director
  35. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    GIFFORD, Judith Anne appointed
    director
  36. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1997-01-30
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Edward Derek Woolfall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Naim Ahmed Shakir
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
——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
Incorporated1997-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

Flat 2 16 Mansfield Road
Reading
RG1 6AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

HOLLIS, Anthonia Leslie→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, Christabel Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAKIR, Naim Ahmed→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERS, Matthew John→
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOLFALL, Philip Edward Derek→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Mark Victor→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1999-05-14
Resigned
SHAKIR, Naim→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-15 · resigned 2025-02-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1997-01-30
Resigned
COLEMAN, Sharon Anne→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1998-05-30
Resigned
COOKE, Toni→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-19 · resigned 2009-05-29
Resigned
GIFFORD, Judith Anne→
director · ~87y · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1998-04-27
Resigned
HERON, Annette Maria Sarah→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2004-05-18
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1997-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30