23 GOODGE PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05060921 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-02
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4£4
Current assets£8.2k£7.7k
Net assets£4£4

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-03-02
    LEWIS & COMPANY UK LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-03-14
    DALEY, John Christopher appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-14
    HOPLEY, Dorrien Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-24
    AMBROSE, Mary resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-01
    LEWIS & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-03-01
    LEWIS & COMPANY UK LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-01-02
    MOSAM, Rukhsana resigned
    director
  24. 2009-04-20
    MURPHY, Philippa Jean appointed
    director
  25. 2009-02-25
    SYLVEST, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-02-25
    LEWIS & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-07-14
    GRETTON, Jason Lee resigned
    director
  28. 2006-06-22
    MOSAM, Rukhsana appointed
    director
  29. 2005-06-24
    MENDIS, Rocio Samantha resigned
    director
  30. 2005-04-01
    SYLVEST, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-02-28
    MENDIS, Rocio Samantha appointed
    director
  32. 2004-09-17
    SNOW HILL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2004-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 23 GOODGE PLACE LIMITED
  34. 2004-03-02
    SNOW HILL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2004-03-02
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2004-03-02
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-03-02
    AMBROSE, Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2004-03-02
    GRETTON, Jason Lee appointed
    director
  39. 2004-03-02
    HOPLEY, Dorrien Michael appointed
    director
  40. 2004-03-02
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2004-03-02
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)
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6 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
Incorporated2004-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

8 Coldbath Square
London
EC1R 5HL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

DALEY, John Christopher
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-14
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Active
MURPHY, Philippa Jean
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYLVEST, Thomas
secretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2009-02-25
Resigned
LEWIS & CO
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
LEWIS & COMPANY UK LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2023-03-02
Resigned
SNOW HILL SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2004-03-02
Resigned
AMBROSE, Mary
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2017-07-24
Resigned
GRETTON, Jason Lee
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2006-07-14
Resigned
HOPLEY, Dorrien Michael
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2019-03-14
Resigned
MENDIS, Rocio Samantha
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-28 · resigned 2005-06-24
Resigned
MOSAM, Rukhsana
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2010-01-02
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2004-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-24