14 ST LUKE'S AVENUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04966233 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-17
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-10-30➖ANGUS, Lindsay resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-30➖ANGUS, Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2016-04-01➕MARTIN, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2016-04-01➖GADD, David resigneddirector
- 2013-05-13➕GADD, David appointeddirector
- 2013-05-13➖THOMPSON, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2003-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 ST LUKE'S AVENUE LIMITED
- 2003-11-17➕STURMER, Aile appointeddirector
- 2003-11-17➕ANGUS, Lindsay appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-17➕ANGUS, Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2003-11-17➕THOMPSON, Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Olivia Rose Reed Individual · British · DOB 07/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/11/2023 |
Robert Tudor Griffith Individual · British · DOB 09/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/11/2023 |
Aile Sturmer Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Lynne Martin Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Fraser Malcolm Littleceased 27/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Suzanne Josephine Mcneilceased 27/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Lindsay Angusceased 30/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Gaddceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MARTIN, Lynne→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STURMER, Aile→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANGUS, Lindsay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2018-10-30
ANGUS, Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2018-10-30
GADD, David→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2016-04-01
THOMPSON, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2013-05-13
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01