9 HEATH DRIVE FREEHOLD LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £809 | £4.1k |
| Cash | £1.9k | £4.2k |
| Net assets | £809 | £4.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-09➕BROOKS, Annette Marilyn appointeddirector
- 2025-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-14➖MIDDLEWEEK, Laurence resigneddirector
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-03-29➕KILBORN, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2003-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 9 HEATH DRIVE FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2003-02-06➕MIDDLEWEEK, Diana Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-06➕EASTERBROOK, Hugh Laurence appointeddirector
- 2003-02-06➕SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-06➖SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-06➕MIDDLEWEEK, Laurence appointeddirector
- 2003-02-06➕SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-06➖SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
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