51 BELSIZE PARK GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04037366 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-10-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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WATTS, Joshua James resigned
director
2022-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-29
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WESTBROOK, Harry appointed
director
2020-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-28
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WATTS, Joshua James appointed
director
2019-10-10
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2019-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-04-09
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MERWITZ, Sandi resigned
director
2017-09-16
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SHEPHARD, Edmund Peter, Dr resigned
director
2015-08-01
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PRICE, Timothy Forbes resigned
secretary
2014-10-06
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PRICE, Timothy Forbes resigned
director
2014-01-01
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EGLETON, Suzanne appointed
director
2006-08-02
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MERWITZ, Sandi appointed
director
2005-02-16
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GROWTH INTEGRATION LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-02-15
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PRICE, Timothy Forbes appointed
secretary
2003-08-01
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WAIN WRIGHT, Sally resigned
director
2002-10-01
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LEYDEN, John resigned
secretary
2002-10-01
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GROWTH INTEGRATION LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-05-30
➕
CLARKE, Douglas appointed
director
2000-07-20
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Company incorporated
As 51 BELSIZE PARK GARDENS LIMITED
2000-07-20
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LEYDEN, John appointed
secretary
2000-07-20
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-20
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-20
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PRICE, Timothy Forbes appointed
director
2000-07-20
➕
SHEPHARD, Edmund Peter, Dr appointed
director
2000-07-20
➕
WAIN WRIGHT, Sally appointed
director
2000-07-20
➕
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-07-20
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WATERLOW NOMINEES 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-07-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 7a, Building 6,

Croxley Park, Hatters Lane

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD18 8YH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

CLARKE, Douglas→

director · ~66y · appointed 2001-05-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EGLETON, Suzanne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WESTBROOK, Harry→

director · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LEYDEN, John→

secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2002-10-01

Resigned

PRICE, Timothy Forbes→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2015-08-01

Resigned

GROWTH INTEGRATION LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2005-02-16

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-07-20

Resigned

MERWITZ, Sandi→

director · ~56y · appointed 2006-08-02 · resigned 2018-04-09

Resigned

PRICE, Timothy Forbes→

director · ~57y · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2014-10-06

Resigned

SHEPHARD, Edmund Peter, Dr→

director · ~84y · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2017-09-16

Resigned

WAIN WRIGHT, Sally→

director · ~66y · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2003-08-01

Resigned

WATTS, Joshua James→

director · ~37y · appointed 2019-10-28 · resigned 2023-04-17

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-07-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-22

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2025-10-21

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-10-17

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-10-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-04-09

second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP04CS01

2024-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-03-28