17 MONTAGUE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04266583 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-08
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
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year to Aug 2025
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-082024-08-08

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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  2. 2024-08-12
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  3. 2023-08-09
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  4. 2022-08-08
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  5. 2021-08-10
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  6. 2021-08-09
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    MITRA, Somesh appointed
    director
  7. 2021-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2021-08-08
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    NERI, Giulio resigned
    director
  10. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2019-08-14
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  12. 2018-08-09
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  13. 2018-01-10
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  14. 2017-12-29
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    SINEY, Vandana appointed
    director
  15. 2017-10-30
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  16. 2017-10-23
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    CARMAN, Matthew Oliver James resigned
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  17. 2017-08-15
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  18. 2016-08-09
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  19. 2015-08-13
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  20. 2014-09-06
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    CARMAN, Matthew Oliver James appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-06
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    HUSTON, Marya Hoffman resigned
    director
  22. 2013-11-06
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    CROCKER, Bryce Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2013-11-06
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    NERI, Giulio appointed
    director
  24. 2006-09-01
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    CROCKER, Bryce Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-01
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    HENSHILWOOD, Maxine resigned
    director
  26. 2004-04-02
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    HENSHILWOOD, Maxine appointed
    director
  27. 2003-08-15
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    WAKELIN, Grant Darryl resigned
    director
  28. 2003-03-21
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    AL SALEH, Khairat resigned
    director
  29. 2003-03-21
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    HUSTON, Marya Hoffman appointed
    director
  30. 2002-04-26
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    HAMPSHIRE, Antony Michael appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-05
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    AL SALEH, Khairat resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-10-08
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    AL SALEH, Khairat appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-10-08
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    AL SALEH, Khairat appointed
    director
  34. 2001-10-05
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    HAMPSHIRE, Antony Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2001-10-05
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    ALEXANDER, Nicholas Edward resigned
    secretary
  36. 2001-10-05
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    ALEXANDER, Dorothea Juno, Jp resigned
    director
  37. 2001-10-05
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    WAKELIN, Grant Darryl appointed
    director
  38. 2001-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 MONTAGUE ROAD LIMITED
  39. 2001-08-08
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    ALEXANDER, Nicholas Edward appointed
    secretary
  40. 2001-08-08
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    EDEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2001-08-08
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    EDEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  42. 2001-08-08
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    ALEXANDER, Dorothea Juno, Jp appointed
    director
  43. 2001-08-08
    ➕
    GLASSMILL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  44. 2001-08-08
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    GLASSMILL LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Antony Michael Hampshire
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest30/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

17 Montague Road
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 6QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last made up to: 2025-08-08
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

HAMPSHIRE, Antony Michael→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-26
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Active
HAMPSHIRE, Antony Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-10-05
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Active
MITRA, Somesh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-08-09
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Active
SINEY, Vandana→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-12-29
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Active
AL SALEH, Khairat→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2002-04-05
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Nicholas Edward→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-10-05
Resigned
EDEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-08
Resigned
AL SALEH, Khairat→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Dorothea Juno, Jp→
director · ~101y · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-10-05
Resigned
CARMAN, Matthew Oliver James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-09-06 · resigned 2017-10-23
Resigned
CROCKER, Bryce Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2013-11-06
Resigned
HENSHILWOOD, Maxine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
HUSTON, Marya Hoffman→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2014-09-06
Resigned
NERI, Giulio→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-11-06 · resigned 2021-08-08
Resigned
WAKELIN, Grant Darryl→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-10-05 · resigned 2003-08-15
Resigned
GLASSMILL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2001-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

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2025-08-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
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2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2019-08-14