31 MORING ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04272785 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-17

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

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: active trading company 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

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KENNEDY, Bernadette Veronica appointed
director
2015-07-20
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WILSON, Philip Andrew resigned
director
2014-09-12
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2011-10-21
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BROWN, Benjamin Ralph resigned
director
2011-03-01
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WILSON, Philip Andrew appointed
director
2004-04-16
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MANUEL, David Colin appointed
secretary
2004-04-16
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OVENDEN, Katharine Jane resigned
secretary
2004-04-16
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BROWN, Benjamin Ralph appointed
director
2004-04-16
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OVENDEN, James Robert Wynne resigned
director
2001-08-31
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MANUEL, David Colin appointed
director
2001-08-31
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OVENDEN, Katharine Jane resigned
director
2001-08-17
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Company incorporated
As 31 MORING ROAD LIMITED
2001-08-17
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OVENDEN, Katharine Jane appointed
secretary
2001-08-17
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OVENDEN, James Robert Wynne appointed
director
2001-08-17
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OVENDEN, Katharine Jane appointed
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Bernadette Veronica Kennedy Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016
Mr David Colin Manuel Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2001-08-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

6b Arterberry Road

Wimbledon

London

SW20 8AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MANUEL, David Colin→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-16

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Active

KENNEDY, Bernadette Veronica→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-07-20

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Active

MANUEL, David Colin→

director · ~57y · appointed 2001-08-31

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Active

OVENDEN, Katharine Jane→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2004-04-16

Resigned

BROWN, Benjamin Ralph→

director · ~52y · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2011-10-21

Resigned

OVENDEN, James Robert Wynne→

director · ~59y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2004-04-16

Resigned

OVENDEN, Katharine Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2001-08-17 · resigned 2001-08-31

Resigned

WILSON, Philip Andrew→

director · ~40y · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2015-07-20

Resigned

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