53/55 KENSINGTON ROAD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04310151 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-10-24
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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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-04-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2018-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-06-22
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    WOODLOCK, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2006-06-22
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    REAY, Patricia Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2003-03-12
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    HARLING, Glen Richard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-02-26
    ➕
    HARLING, Glen Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2002-02-01
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    PLANT, Michael Allen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    PLANT, Michael Allen resigned
    director
  22. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    REAY, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2002-01-24
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    MILTON, Julie Ann resigned
    director
  24. 2001-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 53/55 KENSINGTON ROAD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
  25. 2001-10-24
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    PLANT, Michael Allen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    MILTON, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    PLANT, Michael Allen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Ruth Woodlock
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Mark Robert Woodlock
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Glen Richard Harling
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

53 Kensington Road
Plymouth
PL4 7LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HARLING, Glen Richard→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-12
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Active
HARLING, Glen Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-26
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Active
WOODLOCK, Mark Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLANT, Michael Allen→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned
MILTON, Julie Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2002-01-24
Resigned
PLANT, Michael Allen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned
REAY, Patricia Ann→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2006-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-13