158 GRAHAM ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03622339 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-26
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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year to Aug 2024
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-242023-08-31

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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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-06
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    MCCLUSKEY, Hayley Dawn appointed
    director
  5. 2022-09-06
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    JOHNSTON, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  6. 2022-09-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2017-05-19
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  14. 2016-05-11
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  15. 2015-11-03
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2015-09-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-12-19
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    ELLIOTT, Benjamin resigned
    director
  19. 2014-12-19
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    JOHNSTON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-01
    ➕
    ELLIOTT, Benjamin appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    FERNS, Stephen Antony Dunbar appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    THOROGOOD, Fiona Britt resigned
    director
  23. 2004-01-01
    ➖
    CHARLES, Glen Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 1999-01-15
    ➖
    FARRAND, Timothy Mark resigned
    director
  25. 1999-01-15
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    THOROGOOD, Fiona Britt appointed
    director
  26. 1998-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 158 GRAHAM ROAD LIMITED
  27. 1998-08-26
    ➕
    DRIESSEN, Ellert Jacques appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-08-26
    ➕
    DRIESSEN, Ellert Jacques appointed
    director
  29. 1998-08-26
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    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-08-26
    ➖
    CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-08-26
    ➕
    CHARLES, Glen Anthony appointed
    director
  32. 1998-08-26
    ➕
    FARRAND, Timothy Mark appointed
    director
  33. 1998-08-26
    ➕
    CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1998-08-26
    ➖
    CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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 Ellert Jacques Driessen
Individual · Dutch · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/08/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

158a Graham Road
Hackney
London
E8 1BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

DRIESSEN, Ellert Jacques→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-26
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Active
DRIESSEN, Ellert Jacques→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-08-26
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Active
FERNS, Stephen Antony Dunbar→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-10-01
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Active
MCCLUSKEY, Hayley Dawn→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CDF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-26 · resigned 1998-08-26
Resigned
CHARLES, Glen Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-08-26 · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Benjamin→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2014-12-19
Resigned
FARRAND, Timothy Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-08-26 · resigned 1999-01-15
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Mark Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-12-19 · resigned 2022-09-06
Resigned
THOROGOOD, Fiona Britt→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-01-15 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
CDF FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-26 · resigned 1998-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06