7 ST. JAMES' DRIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03316800 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-12
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2005-02-13➕PAIN, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2005-02-13➖STEELE, Strule resigneddirector
- 2004-02-09➕MATTHEWS, Aoife Helen appointeddirector
- 2003-08-22➖MUSCAT, Julian resigneddirector
- 2000-07-04➖HANAU, Sorrel resigneddirector
- 2000-07-04➕MUSCAT, Julian appointeddirector
- 2000-02-07➕PAIN, Rachel Miako appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-07➕PAIN, Rachel Miako appointeddirector
- 1999-06-02➖HART, Nicholas resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-02➖HART, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 1998-02-03➕STEELE, Strule appointeddirector
- 1997-11-11➖BERMAN, Jeffrey Maurice resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-11➕HART, Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-11➖BERMAN, Martha Christina resigneddirector
- 1997-11-11➕HANAU, Sorrel appointeddirector
- 1997-11-11➕HART, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 1997-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 ST. JAMES' DRIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1997-02-12➕BERMAN, Jeffrey Maurice appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-12➕BERMAN, Martha Christina appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Anthony Pain Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rachel Miako Pain Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Aoife Helen Matthews Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
21 Brodrick Road
London
SW17 7DX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
PAIN, Rachel Miako→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATTHEWS, Aoife Helen→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-02-09
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PAIN, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-02-13
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PAIN, Rachel Miako→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BERMAN, Jeffrey Maurice→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 1997-11-11
HART, Nicholas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-11-11 · resigned 1999-06-02
BERMAN, Martha Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 1997-11-11
HANAU, Sorrel→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · appointed 1997-11-11 · resigned 2000-07-04
HART, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-11-11 · resigned 1999-06-02
MUSCAT, Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2003-08-22
STEELE, Strule→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1998-02-03 · resigned 2005-02-13
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09