22 THORNEY HEDGE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03873489 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-09
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-232023-11-30

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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  2. 2024-08-15
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  3. 2023-07-21
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  4. 2022-09-13
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  5. 2021-09-13
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  6. 2020-11-27
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  7. 2019-09-17
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  8. 2018-07-26
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  9. 2018-07-26
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  10. 2018-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-10-16
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    HARDING, Maxwell Ross appointed
    secretary
  12. 2017-10-16
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    BEAT, Mary Christina appointed
    director
  13. 2017-10-16
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    BEAT, Mary Christina resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-10-16
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    BEAT, Duncan Ritchie resigned
    director
  15. 2017-10-16
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  19. 2017-10-16
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  20. 2017-10-12
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  21. 2015-07-14
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    HARDING, Maxwell Ross appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-14
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    BUTT, Anita resigned
    director
  23. 2006-03-31
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    BUTT, Anita appointed
    director
  24. 2006-03-31
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    FRASER, Georg Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2003-07-25
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    BEAT, Mary Christina appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-07-25
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    TUOHY, Christopher Patrick resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-07-25
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    BEAT, Duncan Ritchie appointed
    director
  28. 2003-07-25
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    TUOHY, Christopher Patrick resigned
    director
  29. 2001-10-17
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    FRASER, Georg Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2001-08-14
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    CREIGHTON, Derek resigned
    director
  31. 1999-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 22 THORNEY HEDGE ROAD LIMITED
  32. 1999-11-09
    ➕
    TUOHY, Christopher Patrick appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-11-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-11-09
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-11-09
    ➕
    CREIGHTON, Derek appointed
    director
  36. 1999-11-09
    ➕
    TUOHY, Christopher Patrick appointed
    director
  37. 1999-11-09
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1999-11-09
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Maxwell Ross Harding
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2018
Mrs Mary Christina Beat
Individual · British · DOB 02/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Vanessa Lorna Hardingceased 26/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1999-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

22 Thorney Hedge Road
London
W4 5SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

HARDING, Maxwell Ross→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-16
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Active
BEAT, Mary Christina→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-10-16
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Active
HARDING, Maxwell Ross→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-07-14
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Active
BEAT, Mary Christina→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-25 · resigned 2017-10-16
Resigned
TUOHY, Christopher Patrick→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 1999-11-09
Resigned
BEAT, Duncan Ritchie→
director · ~95y · appointed 2003-07-25 · resigned 2017-10-16
Resigned
BUTT, Anita→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2015-07-14
Resigned
CREIGHTON, Derek→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 2001-08-14
Resigned
FRASER, Georg Alexander→
director · ~50y · appointed 2001-10-17 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
TUOHY, Christopher Patrick→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 1999-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-16