40/42 HARCOURT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04445211 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£9
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
90 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£9
Current Assets
£8
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £9 |
| Current assets | £8 |
| Net assets | £9 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-28➖BENIS, Ashlee resigneddirector
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09➖MARCOZZI LAPENNA, Emmalisa resigneddirector
- 2023-04-21➖HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-04-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-03📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-05➕LORENZI, Alessio appointeddirector
- 2023-02-01📄termination-secretary-companyofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-07➕HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-07➖R N HINDE LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-09-16➕BENIS, Ashlee appointeddirector
- 2013-08-05➖SAMUEL, Richard Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2013-03-11➖GRIPARI, Paul Stephane resigneddirector
- 2008-07-01➖VERNON, Sheila Jean, Lady resigneddirector
- 2007-10-29➖FLEMING, Andrea Dorothy resigneddirector
- 2006-05-23➕FLEMING, Andrea Dorothy appointeddirector
- 2006-05-23➖FLEMING, John Dick, Esq resigneddirector
- 2004-02-12➕R N HINDE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-01-05➖HALLIWELL, Tilly resignedsecretary
- 2004-01-05➖HALLIWELL, Tilly resigneddirector
- 2002-11-04➕GRIPARI, Paul Stephane appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕FLEMING, John Dick, Esq appointeddirector
- 2002-09-23➕SAMUEL, Richard Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 40/42 HARCOURT LIMITED
- 2002-05-22➕CRAIG, Amanda Elizabeth Vincent appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22➕HALLIWELL, Tilly appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-22➕LBCO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-05-22➖LBCO SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-05-22➕HALLIWELL, Tilly appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22➕MARCOZZI LAPENNA, Emmalisa appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22➕VERNON, Sheila Jean, Lady appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22➕LBCO SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-05-22➖LBCO SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
C/O Dickinsons, Brandon House
First Floor, 90 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last made up to: 2025-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
CRAIG, Amanda Elizabeth Vincent→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LORENZI, Alessio→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALLIWELL, Tilly→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2004-01-05
HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-07 · resigned 2023-04-21
LBCO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
R N HINDE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2015-01-07
BENIS, Ashlee→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2024-11-28
FLEMING, Andrea Dorothy→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-05-23 · resigned 2007-10-29
FLEMING, John Dick, Esq→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2006-05-23
GRIPARI, Paul Stephane→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2002-11-04 · resigned 2013-03-11
HALLIWELL, Tilly→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2004-01-05
MARCOZZI LAPENNA, Emmalisa→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2023-06-09
SAMUEL, Richard Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2013-08-05
VERNON, Sheila Jean, Lady→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2008-07-01
LBCO SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-05-22 · resigned 2002-05-22
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Recent filings (90 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-04-03