42 ST STEPHENS GARDENS LIMITED

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05129587 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-05-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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.

See pricing →
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,270

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£171
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£617£1k£2k£2k£3kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.3k£2.3k
Current assets£171£3.1k
Net assets£2.3k£2.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-27
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    RISBERG, Carl G appointed
    director
  7. 2022-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-02-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2017-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-30
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    EADE, Philip Charles Whiteford resigned
    director
  17. 2012-01-09
    ➖
    REID, David John resigned
    director
  18. 2005-10-12
    ➕
    EADE, Philip Charles Whiteford appointed
    director
  19. 2005-10-12
    ➕
    REID, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2005-09-01
    ➖
    TYEKIFF, Hannah resigned
    director
  21. 2005-01-01
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 42 ST STEPHENS GARDENS LIMITED
  23. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Keith appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Keith appointed
    director
  25. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-05-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    TYEKIFF, Hannah appointed
    director
  28. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-05-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

24 Nasmyth Street
London
W6 0HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PATTERSON, Keith→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATTERSON, Keith→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-05-17
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Active
RISBERG, Carl G→
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2004-05-17
Resigned
EADE, Philip Charles Whiteford→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2014-11-30
Resigned
REID, David John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2012-01-09
Resigned
TYEKIFF, Hannah→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2004-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-17