69 APPACH ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04583840 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2002-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 69 APPACH ROAD LIMITED
- 2002-11-07➕DOWNING, Jake appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-07➕AUSTIN, Nicole Carla Michelle appointeddirector
- 2002-11-07➕HUGHES, Wendy Anna appointeddirector
- 2002-11-07➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-07➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-07➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-07➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Wendy Anna Hughes Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/11/2016 |
Mr Jake Downing Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/11/2016 |
Ms Nicole Carla Michelle Austin Individual · Trinidadian · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
1504 City West Tower 6 High Street
London
E15 2GR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
AUSTIN, Nicole Carla Michelle→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Wendy Anna→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2002-11-07
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-07 · resigned 2002-11-07
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-07 · resigned 2002-11-07
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Recent filings (57 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-18