4 KENNINGTON AVENUE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03444039 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-02

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

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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

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2025-11-10
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2024-11-12
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2023-11-15
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2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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DENHAM, Nichola Shelley appointed
director
2021-11-05
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BREATHWICK, Elizabeth Grace Georgina resigned
director
2021-11-05
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POHL, Bradley resigned
director
2021-11-05
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accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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officers · CH01
2021-11-05
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2021-11-05
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2021-11-05
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officers · TM01
2021-02-15
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officers · AP01
2021-02-15
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2021-02-15
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officers · TM01
2020-11-18
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accounts · AA
2019-12-11
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officers · AP01
2019-12-11
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officers · TM01
2019-12-02
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LONGMAN, Paul Eric appointed
director
2019-11-29
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HANCOX, Maureen May resigned
director
2019-11-18
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2018-11-20
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2018-05-11
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BREATHWICK, Elizabeth Grace Georgina appointed
director
2018-05-11
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POHL, Bradley appointed
director
2018-05-11
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STEEL, Ronnie James resigned
director
2016-06-20
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STEEL, Ronnie James appointed
director
2016-06-17
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HENDERSON, Samantha resigned
director
2016-05-06
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HANCOX, Maureen May appointed
director
2016-05-05
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HANCOX, Terence William resigned
director
2015-07-27
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HENDERSON, Samantha appointed
director
2015-07-24
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WILSON, Jean Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-07-06
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SHEPHARD, Gillian appointed
director
2015-07-03
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NEAL, Thomas Terrance resigned
director
2008-12-01
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WILSON, Jean Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2007-09-17
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HANCOX, Terence William appointed
director
2007-08-15
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NEAL, Thomas Terrance appointed
director
2007-05-03
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SHIPMAN, Samantha resigned
director
2007-01-15
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CLARK, Jacqueline Marie Stella resigned
director
2006-02-28
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CLARK, Jacqueline Marie Stella appointed
director
2006-02-01
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ABBOTT, Paul Barry resigned
director
2002-07-08
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CONNELLY, Paul Derek resigned
director
2002-07-08
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SHIPMAN, Samantha appointed
director
2002-03-16
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ABBOTT, Paul Barry appointed
director
2001-03-01
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WAINWRIGHT, Constance Florance resigned
director
1998-10-21
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SWINDELL, Gerald John Walter resigned
secretary
1998-10-21
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WILSON, Jean Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1998-10-21
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LAW, Paul resigned
director
1998-10-21
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SWINDELL, Jean Adelaide resigned
director
1998-10-21
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WAINWRIGHT, Constance Florance appointed
director
1998-10-21
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WILSON, Jean Elizabeth appointed
director

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-10-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4a Kennington Avenue

Benfleet

Essex

SS7 4BS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-16

Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)

DENHAM, Nichola Shelley→

director · ~53y · appointed 2021-11-05

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Active

HOWARD, Alan Michael→

director · ~72y · appointed 1997-12-14

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Active

LONGMAN, Paul Eric→

director · ~66y · appointed 2019-12-02

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Active

SHEPHARD, Gillian→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-07-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SWINDELL, Gerald John Walter→

secretary · appointed 1997-10-02 · resigned 1998-10-21

Resigned

WILSON, Jean Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

JPCORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-02 · resigned 1997-10-02

Resigned

ABBOTT, Paul Barry→

director · ~49y · appointed 2002-03-16 · resigned 2006-02-01

Resigned

BREATHWICK, Elizabeth Grace Georgina→

director · ~34y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2021-11-05

Resigned

CLARK, Jacqueline Marie Stella→

director · ~99y · appointed 2006-02-28 · resigned 2007-01-15

Resigned

CONNELLY, Paul Derek→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-12-14 · resigned 2002-07-08

Resigned

HANCOX, Maureen May→

director · ~89y · appointed 2016-05-06 · resigned 2019-11-29

Resigned

HANCOX, Terence William→

director · ~92y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2016-05-05

Resigned

HENDERSON, Samantha→

director · ~38y · appointed 2015-07-27 · resigned 2016-06-17

Resigned

LAW, Paul→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-12-14 · resigned 1998-10-21

Resigned

NEAL, Thomas Terrance→

director · ~44y · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2015-07-03

Resigned

POHL, Bradley→

director · ~38y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2021-11-05

Resigned

SHIPMAN, Samantha→

director · ~49y · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2007-05-03

Resigned

STEEL, Ronnie James→

director · ~35y · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2018-05-11

Resigned

SWINDELL, Jean Adelaide→

director · ~90y · appointed 1997-10-02 · resigned 1998-10-21

Resigned

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