64-81 HOLMBURY GROVE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| 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.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-10➖MORRIS, Stella Jean resigneddirector
- 2016-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-02➕GREENFIELD, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2011-05-06➖GREENFIELD, Ian James resigneddirector
- 2010-01-29➕STRUTHERS, Jane appointeddirector
- 2009-12-17➖NELSON, Christopher David John resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-17➖NELSON, Christopher David John resigneddirector
- 2008-03-03➕GREENFIELD, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2008-03-03➖MOYLE, Robert Charles Murray resigneddirector
- 2006-04-27➕MOYLE, Robert Charles Murray appointeddirector
- 2006-04-27➖RYDER, Philip Laurence resigneddirector
- 2005-10-19➖FULCHER, William Robert resigneddirector
- 2005-10-19➕RYDER, Philip Laurence appointeddirector
- 2002-03-11➖CHAPMAN, Mark resigneddirector
- 2000-10-09➕CHAPMAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2000-10-09➕MORRIS, Stella Jean appointeddirector
- 2000-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 64-81 HOLMBURY GROVE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
- 2000-07-24➕NELSON, Christopher David John appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-24➕FULCHER, William Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-07-24➕NELSON, Christopher David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
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