PAUL RAYMOND HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04669596 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-18
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 13 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
111 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-05-03
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  3. 2025-05-03
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-25
    O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic appointed
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-25
    WOOD, Rachel resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-04-25
    WOOD, Rachel resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2022-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2020-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2019-05-28
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  16. 2018-05-31
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  17. 2017-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-05
    WOOD, Rachel appointed
    director
  20. 2013-03-31
    THOMPSON, Philip Lee resigned
    director
  21. 2013-03-31
    WHALAN, Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-09
    THOMPSON, Philip Lee appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-01
    WHALAN, Paul resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-07-01
    WOOD, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-03-03
    EGGLENTON, Melvyn John appointed
    director
  26. 2010-04-01
    WHALAN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  27. 2010-04-01
    WHALAN, Paul resigned
    secretary
  28. 2010-04-01
    WHALAN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-04-01
    WHALAN, Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-31
    QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham resigned
    secretary
  31. 2010-03-31
    QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham resigned
    director
  32. 2010-03-24
    JAMES, Fawn Ilona appointed
    director
  33. 2008-11-06
    QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham appointed
    secretary
  34. 2008-11-06
    WARDEN, John Blackie resigned
    secretary
  35. 2008-11-06
    WARDEN, John Blackie resigned
    director
  36. 2008-03-02
    RAYMOND, Paul resigned
    director
  37. 2007-09-18
    JAMES, Fawn Ilona appointed
    director
  38. 2007-09-18
    JAMES, Fawn Ilona resigned
    director
  39. 2006-07-06
    SNITCHER, Carl Ellis resigned
    director
  40. 2005-09-26
    SULLIVAN, Kevin John Patrick resigned
    director
  41. 2005-09-26
    WARDEN, John Blackie appointed
    director
  42. 2004-02-10
    WARDEN, John Blackie resigned
    director
  43. 2004-02-01
    SULLIVAN, Kevin John Patrick appointed
    director
  44. 2003-11-30
    JAMES, John appointed
    director
  45. 2003-09-22
    WARDEN, John Blackie appointed
    secretary
  46. 2003-09-22
    ABC CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  47. 2003-09-22
    QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham appointed
    director
  48. 2003-09-22
    RAYMOND, Paul appointed
    director
  49. 2003-09-22
    SNITCHER, Carl Ellis appointed
    director
  50. 2003-09-22
    WARDEN, John Blackie appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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.)

Group structure

Soho Estates Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Soho Estates Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
PAUL RAYMOND HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 04669596

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Soho Estates Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Level 8, Ilona Rose House Level 8, Ilona Rose House
Manette Street
London
W1D 4AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic
secretary · appointed 2025-04-25
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Active
EGGLENTON, Melvyn John
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-03-03
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Active
JAMES, Fawn Ilona
director · ~40y · appointed 2010-03-24
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Active
JAMES, John
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-11-30
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Active
QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham
secretary · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
WARDEN, John Blackie
secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2008-11-06
Resigned
WHALAN, Paul
secretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
WHALAN, Paul
secretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
WOOD, Rachel
secretary · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2025-04-25
Resigned
ABC CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned
JAMES, Fawn Ilona
director · ~40y · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2007-09-18
Resigned
QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
RAYMOND, Paul
director · ~101y · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2008-03-02
Resigned
SNITCHER, Carl Ellis
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2006-07-06
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Kevin John Patrick
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2005-09-26
Resigned
THOMPSON, Philip Lee
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-11-09 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
WARDEN, John Blackie
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2008-11-06
Resigned
WARDEN, John Blackie
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2004-02-10
Resigned
WHALAN, Paul
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
WOOD, Rachel
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-05 · resigned 2025-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-24