46-48 HAYES LANE (KENLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03924098 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-11
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-09-29
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2023-09-28
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    HITCHCOCK, Robert Anthony appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-09-28
    ➕
    HITCHCOCK, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-28
    ➖
    COLLOMOSSE, John Roland William, Dr resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-09-28
    ➖
    COLLOMOSSE, John Roland William, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2023-09-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-09-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2023-09-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-09-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-09-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-05-31
    ➕
    WHITCOMBE, William Albert appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-31
    ➖
    BEKIR, Mehmet resigned
    director
  23. 2002-11-29
    ➕
    BEKIR, Mehmet appointed
    director
  24. 2002-11-29
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Antony Donald resigned
    director
  25. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    COLLOMOSSE, John Roland William, Dr appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-01-01
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Antony Donald resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 46-48 HAYES LANE (KENLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Antony Donald appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-02-11
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    COLLOMOSSE, John Roland William, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2000-02-11
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Antony Donald 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 86 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 20 years.
  • 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 Robert Anthony Hitchcock
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr John Roland William Collomosseceased 28/09/2023· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2000-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

46 Hayes Lane
Kenley
Surrey
CR8 5LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

HITCHCOCK, Robert Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-28
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Active
HITCHCOCK, Robert Anthony→
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-28
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Active
WHITCOMBE, William Albert→
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLOMOSSE, John Roland William, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2023-09-28
Resigned
SWEENEY, Antony Donald→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2000-02-11
Resigned
BEKIR, Mehmet→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
COLLOMOSSE, John Roland William, Dr→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2023-09-28
Resigned
SWEENEY, Antony Donald→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-02-11 · resigned 2002-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-11