1 HANDFORTH ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04300274 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,583
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.6k | £10.5k |
| Current assets | £11.6k | £8.5k |
| Cash | — | £8.5k |
| Net assets | £13.6k | £10.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2005-08-25➕JONES, Robert Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-01➕GROENEWALD, Lydia Catharine appointeddirector
- 2005-04-01➕JONES, Robert Kevin appointeddirector
- 2005-04-01➖NORTHEY, Victoria Jane Hardress resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-01➖NORTHEY, Sara Alexandra Lefroy resigneddirector
- 2001-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 HANDFORTH ROAD LIMITED
- 2001-10-08➕OSMOND, Jill Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-10-08➕NORTHEY, Victoria Jane Hardress appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-08➕SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-08➖SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-08➕NORTHEY, Sara Alexandra Lefroy appointeddirector
- 2001-10-08➕7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2001-10-08➖7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2001-10-08➕SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-08➖SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jill Elizabeth Osmond Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/12/2025 |
Mrs Lydia Catharine Groenewald Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 09/12/2025 |
Mr Robert Kevin Jones Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1 SQUARE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16025604 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
1 Handforth Road
London
SW9 0LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
JONES, Robert Kevin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GROENEWALD, Lydia Catharine→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2005-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Robert Kevin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSMOND, Jill Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORTHEY, Victoria Jane Hardress→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2005-04-01
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-08
NORTHEY, Sara Alexandra Lefroy→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2005-04-01
7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-08
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-08 · resigned 2001-10-08
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Recent filings (69 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-21