4 DENNING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03592216 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-03

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£2.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 88). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,775

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£2.8k	£2.8k
Net assets	£2.8k	£2.8k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2017-07-07
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address · AD01
2017-01-16
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officers · AP03
2017-01-16
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officers · TM02
2016-12-22
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RIDLEY, Stephen Charles appointed
secretary
2016-12-22
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KAPUWATTE, Kamal resigned
secretary
2016-09-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-09-13
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accounts · AA
2016-09-12
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HAYTER, Gerald Brian resigned
secretary
2016-09-12
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KAPUWATTE, Kamal appointed
secretary
2016-09-12
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officers · AP03
2016-09-12
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officers · TM02
2014-02-01
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RIDLEY, Stephen Charles appointed
director
2013-10-31
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ROYLE, Anthony John resigned
director
2012-11-18
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BENAIM, Robert appointed
director
2005-02-06
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HAYTER, Gerald Brian appointed
secretary
2005-02-06
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SHAH, Nilesh resigned
secretary
1998-07-03
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Company incorporated
As 4 DENNING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1998-07-03
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SHAH, Nilesh appointed
secretary
1998-07-03
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-03
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-03
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ROYLE, Anthony John appointed
director
1998-07-03
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-07-03
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

Incorporated1998-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

4 Denning Road

London

NW3 1SU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

RIDLEY, Stephen Charles→

secretary · appointed 2016-12-22

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Active

BENAIM, Robert→

director · ~88y · appointed 2012-11-18

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Active

RIDLEY, Stephen Charles→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-02-01

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Active

HAYTER, Gerald Brian→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-06 · resigned 2016-09-12

Resigned

KAPUWATTE, Kamal→

secretary · appointed 2016-09-12 · resigned 2016-12-22

Resigned

SHAH, Nilesh→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 2005-02-06

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1998-07-03

Resigned

ROYLE, Anthony John→

director · ~83y · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-03 · resigned 1998-07-03

Resigned

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