HANOVER COURT (HARROW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05568053 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-20
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-500
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 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 £500

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£500
Current Assets
£353
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£-500
Current assets£353
Debtors£353
Net assets£-500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-11-21
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  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2023-03-31
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  6. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2019-12-13
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  9. 2019-02-01
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  10. 2018-03-13
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  11. 2017-11-24
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  12. 2017-06-29
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  13. 2016-12-01
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-11-30
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    PATEL, Shilpa appointed
    director
  15. 2016-11-16
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    MISTRY, Burjor Jehangir resigned
    director
  16. 2016-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-10-01
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    STEPHEN J WOODWARD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    GILL, Yoshita appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    GILL, Yoshita resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Mayuri resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    PATEL, Sujnaben appointed
    director
  23. 2009-07-01
    ➕
    GILL, Yoshita appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-10-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Mayuri appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-10-01
    ➕
    MISTRY, Burjor Jehangir appointed
    director
  29. 2006-09-21
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    nominee-director
  30. 2005-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As HANOVER COURT (HARROW) LIMITED
  31. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    nominee-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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

STEPHEN J WOODWARD LTD
The Old Fire Station, 90 High Street
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

STEPHEN J WOODWARD LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, Yoshita→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Shilpa→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Sujnaben→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
GILL, Yoshita→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
PATEL, Mayuri→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned
D & D SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
nominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2006-09-21
Resigned
MISTRY, Burjor Jehangir→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2016-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-13