223 STEPHENDALE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04276029 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-23

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-05-17
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2022-04-28
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2021-06-25
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2020-04-22
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2019-04-26
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2018-04-25
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2017-04-20
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2016-04-25
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2015-09-15
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2014-09-04
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2013-10-02
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address · AD01
2009-06-02
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DENSHAM, Henry Lowell appointed
secretary
2009-06-02
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FAIRCHILD, Christine Josephine resigned
secretary
2005-09-30
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DENSHAM, Henry Lowell appointed
director
2005-09-30
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RUSSELL, Lucy Charlotte resigned
director
2002-02-01
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RUSSELL, Lucy Charlotte appointed
director
2002-02-01
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STEWART, Sophie Alexandra resigned
director
2001-10-19
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FAIRCHILD, Christine Josephine appointed
secretary
2001-10-19
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WALTON, Caroline Anne resigned
secretary
2001-08-23
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Company incorporated
As 223 STEPHENDALE ROAD LIMITED
2001-08-23
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FAIRCHILD, Christine Josephine appointed
director
2001-08-23
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WALTON, Caroline Anne appointed
secretary
2001-08-23
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-23
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SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-08-23
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STEWART, Sophie Alexandra appointed
director
2001-08-23
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-08-23
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SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 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 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
Mr Henry Lowell Ashley Densham Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	23/08/2016
Mrs Christine Josephine Fairchild Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	23/08/2016

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

Incorporated2001-08-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Rhodyate Lodge Bristol Road

Congresbury

Bristol

North Somerset

BS49 5AQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-06

Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

DENSHAM, Henry Lowell→

secretary · appointed 2009-06-02

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Active

DENSHAM, Henry Lowell→

director · ~45y · appointed 2005-09-30

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Active

FAIRCHILD, Christine Josephine→

director · ~81y · appointed 2001-08-23

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Active

FAIRCHILD, Christine Josephine→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2009-06-02

Resigned

WALTON, Caroline Anne→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2001-10-19

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2001-08-23

Resigned

RUSSELL, Lucy Charlotte→

director · ~50y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

STEWART, Sophie Alexandra→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2002-02-01

Resigned

SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2001-08-23

Resigned

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