391 SOUTHMEAD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £167 | £50 |
| Current assets | £617 | £470 |
| Net assets | £167 | £50 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2005-08-23➕SMITH, David Antonio appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-23➕SMITH, David Antonio appointeddirector
- 2005-08-23➕SMITH, Ishrat Parveen appointeddirector
- 2005-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 391 SOUTHMEAD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2005-07-15➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-07-15➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-07-15➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-07-15➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Antonio Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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