42 MIDDLE STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05203019 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-11
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees300300

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-28
    ➖
    FRANKS, Helen resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-25
    ➕
    FIRETTO, Lee appointed
    director
  8. 2022-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-05-30
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    LORD, Sean resigned
    director
  10. 2022-05-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-09-02
    ➕
    COX, Matt appointed
    director
  20. 2019-09-01
    ➖
    MAGUIRE, Rosalind Una resigned
    director
  21. 2018-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-04-05
    ➖
    WALTON, Timothy resigned
    director
  24. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    ERMISZ, Gregory Ginter appointed
    director
  25. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    WALTON, Timothy appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-12
    ➖
    PILAT, Lucy resigned
    director
  27. 2013-09-04
    ➕
    LORD, Sean appointed
    director
  28. 2012-11-10
    ➖
    CASTLE, Anthony John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2012-11-10
    ➖
    CASTLE, Anthony John resigned
    director
  30. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    FRANKS, Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2012-09-04
    ➖
    KLING, Gerhard, Dr resigned
    director
  32. 2010-06-20
    ➖
    GRAY, Mary Charlotte resigned
    director
  33. 2010-06-20
    ➕
    KLING, Gerhard, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2005-02-21
    ➕
    GRAY, Mary Charlotte appointed
    director
  35. 2005-02-21
    ➖
    PILAT, Anna Maria resigned
    director
  36. 2004-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 42 MIDDLE STREET LIMITED
  37. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    CASTLE, Anthony John appointed
    secretary
  38. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    CASTLE, Anthony John appointed
    director
  39. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    MAGUIRE, Rosalind Una appointed
    director
  40. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    PILAT, Anna Maria appointed
    director
  41. 2004-08-11
    ➕
    PILAT, Lucy appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

42 Middle Street
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 6GT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

COX, Matt→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ERMISZ, Gregory Ginter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRETTO, Lee→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASTLE, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2012-11-10
Resigned
CASTLE, Anthony John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2012-11-10
Resigned
FRANKS, Helen→
director · ~38y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2023-09-28
Resigned
GRAY, Mary Charlotte→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2010-06-20
Resigned
KLING, Gerhard, Dr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-06-20 · resigned 2012-09-04
Resigned
LORD, Sean→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2022-05-30
Resigned
MAGUIRE, Rosalind Una→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2019-09-01
Resigned
PILAT, Anna Maria→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned
PILAT, Lucy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-08-11 · resigned 2014-03-12
Resigned
WALTON, Timothy→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24