148 SOUTHGATE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05403684 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-24
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-242025-03-24

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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  2. 2025-03-24
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  3. 2024-04-02
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  4. 2023-03-26
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  5. 2022-03-24
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  6. 2022-01-06
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  7. 2020-03-25
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  8. 2019-03-25
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  9. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2017-03-27
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    FRY, Edward Jonathan resigned
    director
  11. 2017-03-27
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  12. 2017-03-27
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  13. 2016-03-29
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  14. 2016-03-29
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  15. 2015-03-26
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  16. 2015-03-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-02-01
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    WATT, Iain James appointed
    director
  18. 2012-02-01
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    FRY, Edward Jonathan appointed
    director
  19. 2012-02-01
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    FRY, Helen resigned
    director
  20. 2012-02-01
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    MILLS, Cary resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-16
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    CLARK, Oliver Grant appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-02-16
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    CLARK, Oliver Grant appointed
    director
  23. 2009-02-16
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    CROWLEY, Derry resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-02-16
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    CROWLEY, Derry resigned
    director
  25. 2009-02-16
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    FRY, Helen appointed
    director
  26. 2009-02-16
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    MCCARTHY, Donal resigned
    director
  27. 2009-02-16
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    MILLS, Cary appointed
    director
  28. 2005-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 148 SOUTHGATE ROAD LIMITED
  29. 2005-03-24
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    CROWLEY, Derry appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-03-24
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-03-24
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-03-24
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    CROWLEY, Derry appointed
    director
  33. 2005-03-24
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    MCCARTHY, Donal appointed
    director
  34. 2005-03-24
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    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2005-03-24
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    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oliver Grant Clark
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/03/2017

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
Incorporated2005-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

52b Islington Park Street
London
N1 1PX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-24
Last made up to: 2026-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

CLARK, Oliver Grant→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-16
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Active
CLARK, Oliver Grant→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-02-16
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Active
WATT, Iain James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWLEY, Derry→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-24 · resigned 2009-02-16
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-24 · resigned 2005-03-24
Resigned
CROWLEY, Derry→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-24 · resigned 2009-02-16
Resigned
FRY, Edward Jonathan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2017-03-27
Resigned
FRY, Helen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Donal→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-24 · resigned 2009-02-16
Resigned
MILLS, Cary→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2012-02-01
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-24 · resigned 2005-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-25