17 GRITTLETON ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03534600 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£9
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
99 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£2£4£5£7£9Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£185£185
Net assets£9£9

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-13
    EDWARD, Patrick Alexander Ian appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-13
    HARRIS, Lorna resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-12-11
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  11. 2024-08-01
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    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-08
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  13. 2023-05-02
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-25
    JENSEN, Henrik Lysgaard appointed
    director
  17. 2022-07-25
    YOUNGER, Frances Joanna resigned
    director
  18. 2022-07-25
    YOUNGER, William Graham Ralph resigned
    director
  19. 2022-03-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2022-03-18
    YOUNGER, Frances Joanna resigned
    secretary
  21. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  22. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  23. 2019-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-07-17
    GARCIA REITBOECK, Pablo resigned
    director
  25. 2018-07-17
    HARRIS, Lorna appointed
    director
  26. 2010-07-05
    GARCIA REITBOECK, Pablo appointed
    director
  27. 2010-04-23
    KENNEDY, Elizabeth Kate resigned
    director
  28. 2009-01-01
    WEBB, David John Kenneth resigned
    director
  29. 2009-01-01
    YOUNGER, William Graham Ralph appointed
    director
  30. 2005-04-19
    SMART, Simon Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-04-19
    YOUNGER, Frances Joanna appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-10-20
    GREEN, Jonathan Swale resigned
    director
  33. 2004-10-20
    KENNEDY, Elizabeth Kate appointed
    director
  34. 2001-01-03
    YOUNGER, Frances Joanna appointed
    director
  35. 2000-12-28
    WEBB, David John Kenneth appointed
    director
  36. 2000-03-01
    PATEL, Monica resigned
    secretary
  37. 2000-03-01
    SMART, Simon Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  38. 2000-03-01
    GREEN, Jonathan Swale appointed
    director
  39. 2000-03-01
    PATEL, Monica resigned
    director
  40. 2000-03-01
    ROBSON, Sandra Tracey resigned
    director
  41. 1998-05-22
    JUDD, Vaughan Peter appointed
    director
  42. 1998-05-22
    SMART, Simon Geoffrey appointed
    director
  43. 1998-05-22
    PATEL, Monica appointed
    secretary
  44. 1998-05-22
    LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  45. 1998-05-22
    MARTEN, Ian resigned
    director
  46. 1998-05-22
    PATEL, Monica appointed
    director
  47. 1998-05-22
    ROBSON, Sandra Tracey appointed
    director
  48. 1998-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 GRITTLETON ROAD LIMITED
  49. 1998-03-19
    LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  50. 1998-03-19
    MARTEN, Ian 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

35 Ballards Lane
London
N3 1XW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

EDWARD, Patrick Alexander Ian
director · ~28y · appointed 2026-02-13
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Active
JENSEN, Henrik Lysgaard
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-25
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Active
JUDD, Vaughan Peter
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-05-22
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Active
SMART, Simon Geoffrey
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-05-22
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Active
PATEL, Monica
secretary · appointed 1998-05-22 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
SMART, Simon Geoffrey
secretary · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-19
Resigned
YOUNGER, Frances Joanna
secretary · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2022-03-18
Resigned
LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-05-22
Resigned
GARCIA REITBOECK, Pablo
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2018-07-17
Resigned
GREEN, Jonathan Swale
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2004-10-20
Resigned
HARRIS, Lorna
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-17 · resigned 2026-02-13
Resigned
KENNEDY, Elizabeth Kate
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2010-04-23
Resigned
MARTEN, Ian
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-05-22
Resigned
PATEL, Monica
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-05-22 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
ROBSON, Sandra Tracey
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-05-22 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
WEBB, David John Kenneth
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-12-28 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
YOUNGER, Frances Joanna
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-01-03 · resigned 2022-07-25
Resigned
YOUNGER, William Graham Ralph
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2022-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02