35 HUMBOLT ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03499689 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-01-27
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 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 accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-22
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    PILGRIM, Christopher Charles resigned
    director
  6. 2021-11-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-11-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-06-28
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    DANDAN, Mira appointed
    director
  12. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2018-10-18
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  15. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2016-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-08-01
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    MCCAUSLAND, Emma resigned
    director
  18. 2013-08-01
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    PILGRIM, Christopher Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-09
    ➕
    MCCAUSLAND, Emma appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-09
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    NICHOLSON, Tessa resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-20
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    NICHOLSON, Tessa appointed
    director
  22. 2009-01-14
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Tessa resigned
    director
  23. 2002-08-26
    ➖
    LEDGER, Wendy resigned
    director
  24. 2002-08-26
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    NICHOLSON, Tessa appointed
    director
  25. 2002-02-18
    ➕
    FORREST, Paul Michal appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-02-18
    ➕
    FORREST, Paul Michal appointed
    director
  27. 2002-02-18
    ➖
    LEDGER, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-02-18
    ➖
    LEDGER, Paul resigned
    director
  29. 1999-04-01
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    LEDGER, Paul appointed
    director
  30. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    HARTER, Alison Rachel Clare resigned
    secretary
  31. 1998-11-01
    ➕
    LEDGER, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 35 HUMBOLT ROAD LIMITED
  33. 1998-01-27
    ➕
    CALLEJA, Antonio appointed
    director
  34. 1998-01-27
    ➕
    HARTER, Alison Rachel Clare appointed
    secretary
  35. 1998-01-27
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1998-01-27
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-01-27
    ➕
    LEDGER, Wendy appointed
    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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 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 28 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Mira Dandan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Charles Pilgrimceased 30/05/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

35 Humbolt Road
London
W6 8QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

FORREST, Paul Michal→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-18
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Active
CALLEJA, Antonio→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-01-27
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Active
DANDAN, Mira→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-06-28
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Active
FORREST, Paul Michal→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARTER, Alison Rachel Clare→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
LEDGER, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-01 · resigned 2002-02-18
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 1998-01-27
Resigned
LEDGER, Paul→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2002-02-18
Resigned
LEDGER, Wendy→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-01-27 · resigned 2002-08-26
Resigned
MCCAUSLAND, Emma→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-05-09 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Tessa→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-02-20 · resigned 2012-02-09
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Tessa→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-08-26 · resigned 2009-01-14
Resigned
PILGRIM, Christopher Charles→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2021-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28