4 ELSWORTHY TERRACE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

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03320106 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-18
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Net assets£1£1

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    PAYNE, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    GREGORY, Lindsay Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    PAYNE, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    SMITH, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2006-09-22
    ➖
    OSRIN, Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-09-22
    ➖
    COHEN, Jonathan Dan resigned
    director
  22. 2000-05-25
    ➖
    COHEN, Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-05-25
    ➕
    OSRIN, Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-05-24
    ➖
    WESCO NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 1997-03-20
    ➕
    COHEN, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-03-20
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-03-20
    ➕
    COHEN, Jonathan Dan appointed
    director
  28. 1997-03-20
    ➕
    WESCO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 1997-03-20
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1997-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 ELSWORTHY TERRACE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  31. 1997-02-18
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-02-18
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

2nd Floor 168 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

PAYNE, Claire Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREGORY, Lindsay Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAYNE, Claire Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, David John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COHEN, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 2000-05-25
Resigned
OSRIN, Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-25 · resigned 2006-09-22
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-18 · resigned 1997-03-20
Resigned
COHEN, Jonathan Dan→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 2006-09-22
Resigned
WESCO NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-03-20 · resigned 2000-05-24
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-02-18 · resigned 1997-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23