38 ST. JOHNS ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04791392 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-08

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

29 officers (12 active, 29 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	—	£0
Net assets	£0	£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-07-22
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2024-08-18
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2023-08-05
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2022-07-24
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2021-10-05
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2021-09-27
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2021-09-27
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2021-09-27
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2021-09-24
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THOMPSON, Alice appointed
secretary
2021-09-24
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HINCHCLIFFE, Judd Julian Charles appointed
director
2021-09-24
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DENNY, Jason Ronald resigned
secretary
2021-07-04
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2021-05-15
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2021-03-01
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RAVIPATI, Samantha appointed
director
2021-03-01
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TENNANT, Mark resigned
director
2021-03-01
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TENNANT, Wendy resigned
director
2020-12-01
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TAYLOR, Nicola appointed
director
2020-12-01
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TAYLOR, Robert Brian appointed
director
2020-12-01
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DALTON, Susan Heather resigned
director
2020-07-05
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2020-04-22
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2020-01-01
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DALTON, Susan Heather appointed
director
2019-12-06
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WALDEN, Pauline resigned
director
2018-03-01
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CHESSMAN, Charles David appointed
director
2018-03-01
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CHESSMAN, Sarah Ann appointed
director
2018-03-01
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MORAY, Nicolette Marie resigned
director
2017-12-01
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LONG, Matthew Jay resigned
director
2017-12-01
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PAYNE, Laura Louise resigned
director
2017-12-01
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WALDEN, Pauline appointed
director
2017-10-01
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DENNY, Jason Ronald appointed
secretary
2017-03-31
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BRITTON, Andrew resigned
director
2017-03-31
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BRITTON, Vanessa Jane resigned
director
2017-03-23
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CAINES, Scott Spencer appointed
director
2015-11-23
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LONG, Matthew Jay appointed
director
2015-11-23
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PAYNE, Laura Louise appointed
director
2015-01-13
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AHMED, Uzma resigned
director
2014-06-01
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MORAY, Robin Albert resigned
director
2013-09-10
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TENNANT, Mark appointed
director
2013-09-10
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TENNANT, Wendy appointed
director
2013-07-15
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MORAY, Nicolette Marie appointed
director
2013-06-27
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BRITTON, Andrew appointed
director
2013-06-27
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BRITTON, Vanessa Jane appointed
director
2013-06-27
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DENNEY, Norma resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason Ronald Denny Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	04/10/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jason Ronald Dennyceased 24/09/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated2003-06-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Flat 4 St.Johns Court

38 St. Johns Road

Eastbourne

BN20 7NB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-22

Last: 2025-06-08