33-35 ESSEX ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04826432 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own 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 (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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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 employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-07-12
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2017-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-05
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    HARDING, Eileen resigned
    director
  12. 2016-11-28
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-11-27
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    STRICKLAND, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director
  14. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-21
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-04-13
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    WIGGETT, Linda Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-04-13
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    HARDING, Brian Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-04-13
    ➖
    HARDING, Geoffrey Edwin resigned
    director
  21. 2005-02-18
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    WIGGETT, Linda Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 2005-01-27
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    BIRD, John David resigned
    director
  23. 2003-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 33-35 ESSEX ROAD LIMITED
  24. 2003-07-09
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    HARDING, Brian Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-07-09
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-07-09
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-07-09
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    BIRD, John David appointed
    director
  28. 2003-07-09
    ➕
    HARDING, Eileen appointed
    director
  29. 2003-07-09
    ➕
    HARDING, Geoffrey Edwin appointed
    director
  30. 2003-07-09
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-07-09
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Margaret Wiggett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest05/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Hutch Rabbits Road
South Darenth
Dartford
Kent
DA4 9JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

WIGGETT, Linda Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRICKLAND, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIGGETT, Linda Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Brian Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2015-04-13
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09
Resigned
BIRD, John David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2005-01-27
Resigned
HARDING, Eileen→
director · ~98y · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2016-12-05
Resigned
HARDING, Geoffrey Edwin→
director · ~100y · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2015-04-13
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-26