35 HARTINGTON ROAD LIMITED

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04373746 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-21

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-18
    ➖
    WALKINSHAW, Cameron resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-17
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-10-17
    ➖
    CAPPER, Melanie Anne resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-10-17
    ➖
    CAPPER, Melanie Anne resigned
    director
  10. 2024-10-17
    ➕
    WALKINSHAW, Cameron appointed
    director
  11. 2024-10-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-10-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2024-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-04-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-02-14
    ➕
    CAPPER, Melanie Anne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-02-14
    ➖
    O BRIEN, Catherine Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-09-17
    ➕
    CAPPER, Melanie Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2003-02-10
    ➖
    HUGHES, Mark Jonathan resigned
    director
  26. 2002-12-09
    ➖
    BYROM, Jason Marc Charles resigned
    director
  27. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    O BRIEN, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  28. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    HARRIS, Stuart John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    O BRIEN, Catherine Mary appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    HARRIS, Stuart John resigned
    director
  31. 2002-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 35 HARTINGTON ROAD LIMITED
  32. 2002-02-14
    ➕
    HARRIS, Stuart John appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-02-14
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 2002-02-14
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-02-14
    ➕
    BYROM, Jason Marc Charles appointed
    director
  36. 2002-02-14
    ➕
    HARRIS, Stuart John appointed
    director
  37. 2002-02-14
    ➕
    HUGHES, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  38. 2002-02-14
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  39. 2002-02-14
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Catherine O'Brien
Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Melanie Anne Capperceased 18/10/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

35c Hartington Road
West Ealing London
W13 8QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2024-10-17
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Active
O BRIEN, Catherine Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
CAPPER, Melanie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-14 · resigned 2024-10-17
Resigned
HARRIS, Stuart John→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-14 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
O BRIEN, Catherine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2008-02-14
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-14 · resigned 2002-02-14
Resigned
BYROM, Jason Marc Charles→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-02-14 · resigned 2002-12-09
Resigned
CAPPER, Melanie Anne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-09-17 · resigned 2024-10-17
Resigned
HARRIS, Stuart John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-02-14 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
HUGHES, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-02-14 · resigned 2003-02-10
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-14 · resigned 2002-02-14
Resigned
WALKINSHAW, Cameron→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-10-17 · resigned 2026-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-19