105 HOLLAND ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -90% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-266.4k | £-283.4k |
| Current assets | £11.8k | £19.9k |
| Cash | £879 | £9.0k |
| Debtors | £10.9k | £10.9k |
| Net assets | £-266.4k | £-283.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-29➖ELLIOTT, Sandy resigneddirector
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-11-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2018-07-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2010-01-14➕EASTON, Samantha Ashley appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-13➕PESARAN, Caroline Genye appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➖LOWE, Andrew Robert resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-01➕ELLIOTT, Sandy appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➖LOWE, Andrew Robert resigneddirector
- 2004-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 105 HOLLAND ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2004-09-14➕EASTON, Samantha Ashley appointeddirector
- 2004-09-14➕LOWE, Andrew Robert appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-14➕STL SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-14➖STL SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-14➕LOWE, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-09-14➕STL DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-09-14➖STL DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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