88 PALACE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04727275 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-08

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£-478

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (8 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £478

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£478

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-478	£-478
Net assets	£-478	£-478

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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2025-10-06
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officers · AP03
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officers · TM02
2025-10-06
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officers · AP01
2025-10-06
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officers · TM01
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officers · AP01
2025-10-05
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WATSON, Adam appointed
secretary
2025-10-05
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JOHNSON, Matthew appointed
director
2025-10-05
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MARTIN, Nicholas William Peter appointed
director
2025-10-05
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SHAW, Eloise appointed
director
2025-10-05
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STONE, Lorna appointed
director
2025-10-05
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WATSON, Adam appointed
director
2025-09-22
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BAYLISS, Kate Brown resigned
secretary
2025-09-22
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BAYLISS, Kate resigned
director
2025-05-16
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2025-01-02
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2024-01-15
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2022-10-12
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2021-07-06
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2020-06-08
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2020-01-14
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2019-01-03
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2017-02-20
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HOLL, Samuel resigned
director
2015-05-01
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DUNDAS, David Joseph appointed
director
2015-05-01
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LYE, Charles Julian appointed
director
2015-05-01
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HOLL, Samuel appointed
director
2013-04-08
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FAHEY, Jamie resigned
director
2009-12-09
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BAYLISS, Kate Brown appointed
secretary
2009-11-09
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GLENISTER, Neil resigned
secretary
2009-11-09
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GLENISTER, Neil resigned
director
2009-06-15
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BAYLISS, Kate appointed
director
2009-06-11
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FAHEY, Jamie appointed
director
2007-07-18
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BABOOA, Tara Soma Devi resigned
director
2007-04-26
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AKOON, Jolanta Sarah resigned
director
2007-04-26
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BABOOA, Tara Soma Devi appointed
director
2007-04-26
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GAINFORT, Lorraine resigned
director
2007-04-26
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RHODEN, Clive resigned
director
2006-02-28
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BARRETT, Michael David resigned
secretary
2005-02-28
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GLENISTER, Neil appointed
secretary
2005-02-28
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GLENISTER, Neil appointed
director
2003-10-09
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AKOON, Jolanta Sarah appointed
director
2003-10-09
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RHODEN, Clive appointed
director
2003-04-08
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Company incorporated
As 88 PALACE ROAD LIMITED
2003-04-08
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BARRETT, Michael David appointed
secretary
2003-04-08
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
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2003-04-08
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-04-08
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GAINFORT, Lorraine appointed
director
2003-04-08
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BAYLISS, Kate Brown resigned 2025-09-22; BAYLISS, Kate resigned 2025-09-22

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

88 Palace Road

Streatham Hill

London

SW2 3JY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-22

Last: 2026-04-08