59 LEGHORN ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05333720 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£4

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £4

Very low cash

Cash position: £4

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4

~ YoY

Net Worth

£4

~ YoY

Current Assets

£4

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£4	£4
Current assets	£4	£4
Cash	£4	£4
Net assets	£4	£4

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

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1 signal 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

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-29
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
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BRYAN, Charles appointed
director
2019-12-06
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SIMPSON, Michael George Anthony appointed
director
2019-12-06
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HENRY, Guy Michael resigned
director
2019-12-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-06
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2012-08-10
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HENRY, Guy Michael appointed
director
2012-08-10
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MARWAYA, Leena resigned
director
2008-03-20
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CAMPS CAMPINS, Isabelle resigned
director
2006-05-12
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SHAFIER, David Leslie appointed
secretary
2006-05-12
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GASHI, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2006-05-12
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MARWAYA, Leena appointed
director
2005-01-17
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Company incorporated
As 59 LEGHORN ROAD LIMITED
2005-01-17
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SHAFIER, David Leslie appointed
director
2005-01-17
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SIMPART SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-01-17
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SIMPART SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-01-17
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CAMPS CAMPINS, Isabelle appointed
director
2005-01-17
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SIMPART DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2005-01-17
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SIMPART DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Rebecca Louise Gashi Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Charles Bryan Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr David Leslie Shafier Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Lena Marwaya-Hanappiceased 12/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2005-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98200 — Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

1 Beauchamp Court

10 Victors Way

Barnet

Hertfordshire

EN5 5TZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17