194 STAPLETON HALL ROAD LIMITED

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04096105 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-10-25
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
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,360

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£13k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£13.4k£9.2k
Current assets£9.3k£6.5k
Net assets£13.4k£9.2k

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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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  2. 2024-07-16
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  3. 2023-07-24
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  4. 2022-07-20
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  5. 2021-08-25
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  6. 2020-07-27
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  7. 2019-07-22
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  8. 2018-07-12
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  9. 2017-08-03
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  10. 2016-08-02
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  11. 2015-11-03
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  12. 2015-06-30
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  13. 2014-11-25
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  14. 2014-07-21
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  15. 2013-11-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-11-01
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    OSGERBY, Sophie Theresa appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-10-31
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    HAWKSWORTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2002-12-01
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    HAWKSWORTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2002-01-26
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    BACKHOUSE, Susan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-01-26
    ➖
    BACKHOUSE, Susan resigned
    director
  21. 2001-10-01
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    FRANCIS, David John resigned
    director
  22. 2000-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 194 STAPLETON HALL ROAD LIMITED
  23. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    GRAY, Colin Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    OSGERBY, Sophie Theresa appointed
    director
  25. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    BACKHOUSE, Susan appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-10-25
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    BACKHOUSE, Susan appointed
    director
  29. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    FRANCIS, David John appointed
    director
  30. 2000-10-25
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2000-10-25
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sophie Osgerby
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2000-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

40 Clyde Road
Manchester
M20 2WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

OSGERBY, Sophie Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Colin Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSGERBY, Sophie Theresa→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACKHOUSE, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2002-01-26
Resigned
HAWKSWORTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-01 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned
BACKHOUSE, Susan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2002-01-26
Resigned
FRANCIS, David John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-25 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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2025-07-10
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2024-11-06
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2024-07-16
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2023-11-01
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2023-07-24
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2022-11-04
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2022-07-20
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2021-11-03
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2021-08-25
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2020-12-07
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accounts · AA
2020-07-27
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2019-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08