4 HARTFIELD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04279242 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-30
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
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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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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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
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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  3. 2024-05-28
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  4. 2023-05-18
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  5. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-29
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  15. 2014-09-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-02-15
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    ASH, Stephen John appointed
    director
  17. 2007-02-09
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    RILSTONE, Paul Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2005-06-13
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    RILSTONE, Paul Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2005-05-20
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    FARDELLA, Antonio resigned
    director
  20. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    AGER, Boyd Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 2002-08-09
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    FARDELLA, Antonio appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-26
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    BIXBY, William Ronald resigned
    director
  23. 2002-04-03
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    PURSALL, Christopher Antony resigned
    director
  24. 2001-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 HARTFIELD ROAD LIMITED
  25. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Neil Anthony appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    PHOTIOU, Demetrios appointed
    director
  28. 2001-08-30
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    STL SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-08-30
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    STL SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    AGER, Boyd Douglas appointed
    director
  31. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    BIXBY, William Ronald appointed
    director
  32. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    PURSALL, Christopher Antony appointed
    director
  33. 2001-08-30
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    STL DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2001-08-30
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Neil Anthony Knight
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest29/05/2018
Mr Neil Anthony Knight
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Flat 3
17 Southfields Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 1BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

KNIGHT, Neil Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-30
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Active
ASH, Stephen John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Neil Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHOTIOU, Demetrios→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STL SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-08-30
Resigned
AGER, Boyd Douglas→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
BIXBY, William Ronald→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2002-07-26
Resigned
FARDELLA, Antonio→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-08-09 · resigned 2005-05-20
Resigned
PURSALL, Christopher Antony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
RILSTONE, Paul Thomas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2007-02-09
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-28