20 DAFFORNE ROAD RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03450523 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-15
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 (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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,093
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
| Current assets | £3 | £3 |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20➕EZZIBDEH, Tariq Mamun appointeddirector
- 2023-10-20➖GORT, Richard Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 1997-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 20 DAFFORNE ROAD RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED
- 1997-10-15➕NOLAN, Ian Paul appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-15➕CLEARY, John Gerard appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕NOLAN, Ian Paul appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-15➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-10-15➕GORT, Richard Peter appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-10-15➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tariq Mamun Ezzibdeh Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/10/2023 |
Mr John Gerard Cleary Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ian Paul Nolan Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Peter Gortceased 20/10/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Rest Harrow
London Road
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
CLEARY, John Gerard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EZZIBDEH, Tariq Mamun→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOLAN, Ian Paul→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1997-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 1997-10-15
GORT, Richard Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 2023-10-20
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 1997-10-15
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15