124 MARLBOROUGH ROAD LONDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04197728 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-10
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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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-03-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-29
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    HARRIS, Luke appointed
    director
  19. 2018-02-09
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    ROSS, Amanda Anne resigned
    director
  20. 2013-04-11
    ➕
    ROSS, Amanda Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2012-07-27
    ➖
    BELL, Chris resigned
    director
  22. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    BELL, Chris appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    CRICHTON STUART, Edward James Neil resigned
    director
  24. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    DEANER, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-07-09
    ➖
    SELBY, Julienne Anne resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-07-09
    ➖
    SELBY, Julienne Anne resigned
    director
  27. 2005-07-08
    ➕
    CRICHTON STUART, Edward James Neil appointed
    director
  28. 2001-05-25
    ➕
    DEANER, Jonathan appointed
    director
  29. 2001-05-25
    ➖
    LAFONE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2001-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 124 MARLBOROUGH ROAD LONDON LIMITED
  31. 2001-04-10
    ➕
    SELBY, Julienne Anne appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-04-10
    ➕
    SELBY, Julienne Anne appointed
    director
  33. 2001-04-10
    ➕
    LAFONE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Luke Harris
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/03/2020
Mr Jonathan Deaner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Amanda Anne Rossceased 09/02/2018· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2001-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Workshop
1 Ecclesall Road South
Sheffield
S11 9PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DEANER, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01
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Active
DEANER, Jonathan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Luke→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SELBY, Julienne Anne→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-10 · resigned 2005-07-09
Resigned
BELL, Chris→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2012-07-27
Resigned
CRICHTON STUART, Edward James Neil→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-07-08 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
ROSS, Amanda Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-04-11 · resigned 2018-02-09
Resigned
SELBY, Julienne Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-04-10 · resigned 2005-07-09
Resigned
LAFONE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-04-10 · resigned 2001-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-02