7 KINGDON ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03462040 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-06

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30

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 (47 events)Click to expand

2024-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-12
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EDDY, James Cornelius appointed
director
2024-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-04
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BARKER, Simon Hugh resigned
director
2024-05-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-07
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-11-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2005-10-31
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PIRIE, James Mackenzie resigned
director
2005-10-14
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BARKER, Simon Hugh appointed
director
2005-03-11
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CARTWRIGHT, Helen Suzanne resigned
director
2004-02-16
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MORREY, Richard Phillip appointed
secretary
2004-02-16
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GUTHRIE, Mark Jonathan resigned
secretary
2004-02-16
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GORDON-OWEN, Ann resigned
director
2004-02-16
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SUMNER, Michael Thomas resigned
director
2004-01-12
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MCNEILL, Christopher Robert resigned
secretary
2004-01-12
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MCNEILL, Christopher Robert resigned
director
2003-12-08
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PIRIE, James Mackenzie appointed
director
2002-06-23
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GUTHRIE, Mark Jonathan appointed
director
2002-06-23
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MORREY, Richard Phillip appointed
director
2002-06-23
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GUTHRIE, Mark Jonathan appointed
secretary
2002-06-23
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CARTWRIGHT, Helen Suzanne appointed
director
2002-06-17
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FITZGERALD, Andree Marie appointed
director
2000-01-20
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ROCHA, Eugene resigned
director
1997-11-06
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Company incorporated
As 7 KINGDON ROAD LIMITED
1997-11-06
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DWYER, Daniel John appointed
nominee-secretary
1997-11-06
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DWYER, Daniel John resigned
nominee-secretary
1997-11-06
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MCNEILL, Christopher Robert appointed
secretary
1997-11-06
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DOYLE, Betty June appointed
nominee-director
1997-11-06
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DOYLE, Betty June resigned
nominee-director
1997-11-06
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DWYER, Daniel John appointed
nominee-director
1997-11-06
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DWYER, Daniel John resigned
nominee-director
1997-11-06
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GORDON-OWEN, Ann appointed
director
1997-11-06
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MCNEILL, Christopher Robert appointed
director
1997-11-06
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ROCHA, Eugene appointed
director
1997-11-06
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SUMNER, Michael Thomas appointed
director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Phillip Morrey Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated1997-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

7 Kingdon Road

London

NW6 1PJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-20

Last: 2025-11-06