38 STRATFORD ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03664355 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-11-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
66 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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-292023-09-29

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
    ➕
    BUSCH, Detlev Thomas appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-09
    ➖
    SMITH, Elizabeth Louise resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-26
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2004-11-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Elizabeth Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-11-04
    ➖
    SMITH, Roger resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-11-04
    ➖
    SMITH, Roger resigned
    director
  21. 2004-10-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Elizabeth Louise appointed
    director
  22. 1998-11-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 STRATFORD ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
  23. 1998-11-09
    ➕
    FULLERTON, Fiona appointed
    director
  24. 1998-11-09
    ➕
    SMITH, Roger appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-11-09
    ➕
    SMITH, Roger appointed
    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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 70 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 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · HR postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1 ROBERTSON LTD→
13422812 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
10 ALHAMBRA ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED→
14316165 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
105 THE SUMMIT LTD→
13438275 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
133GEORGELANE LIMITED→
11706939 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
19TH HOLE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→
13757054 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
1ST CHOICE DEVELOPMENTS LTD→
16145226 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
2 & 4 DOVERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→
16286001 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
2 COUNTIES PROPERTY LIMITED→
15155839 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
27 SPACE LTD→
13234160 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
357 PROPERTIES (UK) LTD→
13226290 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
3AI BARTIMEUS LTD→
15836930 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
3G PROPERTY LTD→
13354646 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

45 Etnam Street
Leominster
HR6 8AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SMITH, Elizabeth Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUSCH, Detlev Thomas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FULLERTON, Fiona→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Roger→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-09 · resigned 2004-11-04
Resigned
SMITH, Elizabeth Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-10-24 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned
SMITH, Roger→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-11-09 · resigned 2004-11-04
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (66 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09