18-20 SLOANE GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04767835 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-16
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
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
87 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-14
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-05-21
    ➕
    LANGDALE, Vanessa Evelyn appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-23
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2025-04-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: C. Hoare & Co.
  10. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2024-11-15
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2024-09-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-09-13
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    director
  16. 2024-09-13
    ➖
    WEST STAFFORD, The Lady Fellowes Of, Lady resigned
    director
  17. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-07-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-09-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-01-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2015-03-06
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2013-05-13
    ➖
    TWM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-08-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Private Bank (UK) Limited
  28. 2009-09-03
    ➖
    LUCAS, James Christopher Lascelles resigned
    director
  29. 2009-02-09
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2009-02-09
    ➕
    TWM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2004-06-18
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2004-04-16
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2004-02-23
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Republic Bank (UK) Limited
  34. 2003-12-22
    ➕
    LYNDON SKEGGS, Andrew Neville appointed
    director
  35. 2003-12-22
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2003-12-18
    ➕
    LUCAS, James Christopher Lascelles appointed
    director
  37. 2003-12-18
    ➕
    WEST STAFFORD, The Lady Fellowes Of, Lady appointed
    director
  38. 2003-12-18
    ➖
    TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2003-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 18-20 SLOANE GARDENS LIMITED
  40. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2003-05-16
    ➕
    TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 77 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 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Enfranchisement Capital Holdings Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Enfranchisement Capital Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
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18-20 SLOANE GARDENS LIMITED
This company · 04767835

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Enfranchisement Capital Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control13/09/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O James Todd & Co Furzehall Farm
110 Wickham Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

LANGDALE, Vanessa Evelyn→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYNDON SKEGGS, Andrew Neville→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2009-02-09
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
TWM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Jacqueline Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-12-22 · resigned 2024-09-13
Resigned
LUCAS, James Christopher Lascelles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-12-18 · resigned 2009-09-03
Resigned
WEST STAFFORD, The Lady Fellowes Of, Lady→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-12-18 · resigned 2024-09-13
Resigned
TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2003-12-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
C. Hoare & Co.
A registered charge1 property16/04/2025—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Private Bank (UK) Limited
Legal mortgage1 property29/08/201006/03/2015
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Republic Bank (UK) Limited
Legal mortgage1 property23/02/200427/01/2016
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16