42-44 CLYDE ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04808924 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-06-24

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

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-20	2023-12-20
Average employees	500	500

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

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filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-08-05
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2024-09-05
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2023-07-31
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2022-08-15
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2021-07-29
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2020-08-10
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2020-07-26
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NORRIS, Paul Wesley resigned
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2020-07-26
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2019-08-09
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2018-08-14
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2017-08-17
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2017-07-09
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2016-07-11
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2016-07-08
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2015-07-15
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2015-07-05
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2014-06-28
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2014-06-10
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LAM, Rowena appointed
secretary
2014-06-10
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NORRIS, Paul Wesley resigned
secretary
2005-12-15
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MASLANKA, Michael Alfred resigned
director
2005-07-05
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LAM, Rowena appointed
director
2005-07-05
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PACE, Kerry Jane appointed
director
2004-06-29
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LUNN, Jennifer Alison resigned
director
2003-07-08
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NORRIS, Paul Wesley appointed
secretary
2003-07-08
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NORRIS, Paul Wesley appointed
director
2003-06-24
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Company incorporated
As 42-44 CLYDE ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
2003-06-24
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DESAI, Kamlesh appointed
director
2003-06-24
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GAUNT, Anthony Martin appointed
director
2003-06-24
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WILKINS, John Richard appointed
director
2003-06-24
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2003-06-24
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2003-06-24
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LUNN, Jennifer Alison appointed
director
2003-06-24
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MASLANKA, Michael Alfred appointed
director
2003-06-24
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2003-06-24
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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2003-06-24
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2003-06-24
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Copper Beech

158 Burntwood Lane

Caterham

Surrey

CR3 6TB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last made up to: 2024-12-20

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-08

Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (6 active · 7 resigned)

LAM, Rowena→

secretary · appointed 2014-06-10

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Active

DESAI, Kamlesh→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-24

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Active

GAUNT, Anthony Martin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-24

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Active

LAM, Rowena→

director · ~68y · appointed 2005-07-05

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Active

PACE, Kerry Jane→

director · ~65y · appointed 2005-07-05

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Active

WILKINS, John Richard→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-06-24

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Active

NORRIS, Paul Wesley→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2014-06-10

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24

Resigned

LUNN, Jennifer Alison→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2004-06-29

Resigned

MASLANKA, Michael Alfred→

director · ~66y · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2005-12-15

Resigned

NORRIS, Paul Wesley→

director · ~82y · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2020-07-26

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-24 · resigned 2003-06-24

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2023-07-03

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2022-08-15

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2022-07-04

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2021-07-29

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2021-07-04

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2020-08-10

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2020-07-26

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2020-06-26

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2019-08-09

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2019-07-02