41 WALPOLE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03616588 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-17
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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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (76/100)

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£1£1£2£2£3Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£3
Net assets—£3

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-12-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-12-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-12-03
    ➕
    DAVIES, Tomas Alan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-03
    ➖
    RHODES, Mark William resigned
    secretary
  13. 2021-12-03
    ➖
    RHODES, Mark resigned
    director
  14. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-06-07
    ➕
    CLARK, Colin appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-07
    ➖
    CLARK, Colin resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-06-07
    ➕
    RHODES, Mark William appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-06-05
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Peter James resigned
    secretary
  24. 2014-06-05
    ➕
    RHODES, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2014-06-05
    ➖
    STEVENSON, James Frederick resigned
    director
  26. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Peter James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    STEVENSON, James Frederick appointed
    director
  28. 2014-06-02
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Pete James resigned
    director
  29. 2013-04-20
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Pete James appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-20
    ➕
    MAJOR, Katherine appointed
    director
  31. 2003-03-08
    ➖
    FERREIRA, Jose Antonio Freitas resigned
    director
  32. 1998-08-25
    ➕
    CLARK, Colin appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-08-25
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-08-25
    ➕
    FERREIRA, Jose Antonio Freitas appointed
    director
  35. 1998-08-25
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1998-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 41 WALPOLE ROAD LIMITED
  37. 1998-08-17
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1998-08-17
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 23 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Clark
Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Rhodesceased 03/12/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

41 Walpole Road
Boscombe
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 4HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

CLARK, Colin→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-06-07
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Active
DAVIES, Tomas Alan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-12-03
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Active
MAJOR, Katherine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Colin→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-25 · resigned 2014-06-07
Resigned
RHODES, Mark William→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-07 · resigned 2021-12-03
Resigned
STEVENSON, Peter James→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2014-06-05
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-17 · resigned 1998-08-25
Resigned
FERREIRA, Jose Antonio Freitas→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-08-25 · resigned 2003-03-08
Resigned
RHODES, Mark→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-06-05 · resigned 2021-12-03
Resigned
STEVENSON, James Frederick→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2014-06-05
Resigned
STEVENSON, Pete James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-04-20 · resigned 2014-06-02
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-17 · resigned 1998-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-10