252 GRAYS INN ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03513755 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-19
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
94 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,195
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.2k | — |
| Current assets | £6.1k | — |
| Cash | £6.1k | — |
| Debtors | £3 | — |
| Net assets | £4.2k | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-20➖D'HEUREUX, Jason Leonard resigneddirector
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03➕D'HEUREUX, Jason Leonard appointedsecretary
- 2022-11-03➖RENNIE, Alison Penelope resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-11-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-22➕RENNIE, Alison Penelope appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-16➖BALIAN, Virginia Bernantet resigneddirector
- 2022-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-17➕DUNCAN, Kyle appointeddirector
- 2022-02-17➕D'HEUREUX, Jason Leonard appointeddirector
- 2022-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-01➖RENNIE, Colin David James resignedsecretary
- 2017-12-01➕BALIAN, Virginia Bernantet appointeddirector
- 2017-12-01➖RENNIE, Colin David James resigneddirector
- 2000-01-20➖TOOLEMAN, June Amy resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-20➖RENNIE, Alison Penelope June resigneddirector
- 2000-01-20➖TOOLEMAN, June Amy resigneddirector
- 1999-03-08➕RENNIE, Colin David James appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-08➕RENNIE, Colin David James appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➕RENNIE, Alison Penelope June appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➕TOOLEMAN, June Amy appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-27➖SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-27➕RENNIE, Alison Penelope June appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➕TOOLEMAN, June Amy appointeddirector
- 1998-02-27➖SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 252 GRAYS INN ROAD LIMITED
- 1998-02-19➕SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-02-19➕SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Damian Paul Lines Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2025 |
Mr Alastair John Calvert Collett Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2025 |
Mr Kyle Duncan Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/02/2022 |
Mr Jason Leonard D'Heureux Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/02/2022 |
Mrs Alison Penelope Rennie Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs June Amy Tolemanceased 03/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Virginia Bernantet Balianceased 17/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| A. & B. RUDGE LIMITED→ 00479273 · est 1950 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 76y | — | — |
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| AB REAL ESTATES LTD→ 12267965 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABBOT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ 01186170 · est 1974 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
| ABCOAT PROPERTY LTD→ 16808703 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABEL GRAY LIMITED→ 17068228 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABODE AND GO LIMITED→ 15272578 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABODE AXIS LTD→ 16849829 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABOLON LTD→ 16885467 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABYSSINIA PROPERTIES LTD→ 15758763 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
Flat 3 St. Andrews House
Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8JT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)
D'HEUREUX, Jason Leonard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-11-03
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DUNCAN, Kyle→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-17
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RENNIE, Alison Penelope June→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-02-27
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RENNIE, Alison Penelope→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-06-22 · resigned 2022-11-03
RENNIE, Colin David James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 2017-12-01
TOOLEMAN, June Amy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2000-01-20
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27
BALIAN, Virginia Bernantet→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2022-06-16
D'HEUREUX, Jason Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-02-17 · resigned 2023-02-20
RENNIE, Alison Penelope June→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2000-01-20
RENNIE, Colin David James→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 2017-12-01
TOOLEMAN, June Amy→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2000-01-20
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-19 · resigned 1998-02-27
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Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-03