28 GLEDHOW GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03530885 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-282024-09-28
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-01
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    officers · CH04
  13. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-24
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    HOWLETT, Neil resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-10-01
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    PRINCIPIA ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Neil appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-06
    ➖
    RADCLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    HOWLETT, Neil appointed
    director
  21. 2003-04-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony Bruce appointed
    director
  22. 2003-04-16
    ➖
    RICE, Anthony George resigned
    director
  23. 1998-04-29
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-04-29
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1998-04-29
    ➕
    RICE, Anthony George appointed
    director
  26. 1998-04-29
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1998-04-29
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1998-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 28 GLEDHOW GARDENS LIMITED
  29. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Studio 16 Cavaye Place
Chelsea
London
SW10 9PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last made up to: 2025-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PRINCIPIA ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWLETT, Neil→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Anthony Bruce→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWLETT, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2016-02-24
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-04-29
Resigned
RADCLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned
RICE, Anthony George→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2003-04-16
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-04-29
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10