85 NINIAN ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05215548 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-26
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,427
Very low cash
Cash position: £26
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£27
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£20k-£16k-£12k-£8k-£4k£27Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-20.4k£-20.1k
Current assets£27£27
Cash£26£26
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£-20.4k£-20.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-02
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    RIDLEY, Kiran Oliver Michael appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-09-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-02-10
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Jacqueline Diane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-02-10
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Jacqueline Diane appointed
    director
  19. 2006-02-10
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-10
    ➖
    WILKES, Ellinor resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-02-10
    ➖
    WATTS, David John resigned
    director
  22. 2006-02-10
    ➖
    WILKES, Ellinor resigned
    director
  23. 2004-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 85 NINIAN ROAD LIMITED
  24. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    WILKES, Ellinor appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2004-08-26
    ➖
    7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    WATTS, David John appointed
    director
  28. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    WILKES, Ellinor appointed
    director
  29. 2004-08-26
    ➕
    7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2004-08-26
    ➖
    7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RIDLEY, Kiran Oliver Michael (same surname) appointed 2025-04-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Diane Ridley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Michael Robert Ridley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Godmanstone Manor
Godmanstone
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7AQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

RIDLEY, Jacqueline Diane→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDLEY, Jacqueline Diane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDLEY, Kiran Oliver Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDLEY, Michael Robert→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKES, Ellinor→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2006-02-10
Resigned
7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2004-08-26
Resigned
WATTS, David John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2006-02-10
Resigned
WILKES, Ellinor→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2006-02-10
Resigned
7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2004-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18