125 WILBERFORCE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05640128 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-11-30
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 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£25.0k
Net assets—£25.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2020-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-07-22
    ➕
    GRIEVES, Alexander George appointed
    director
  10. 2019-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-01-26
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    SULLIVAN, Catherine Mary Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2006-01-12
    ➖
    BUTCHER, Michelle Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Catherine Mary Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2005-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 125 WILBERFORCE ROAD LIMITED
  21. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    HEMMINGS-PORTAS, Shirlie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    HEMMINGS-PORTAS, Shirlie appointed
    director
  23. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    RIVERWAY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-11-30
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    BUTCHER, Michelle Mary appointed
    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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Riverway Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Riverway Limited
Corporate parent
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125 WILBERFORCE ROAD LIMITED
This company · 05640128

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander George Grieves
Individual · British · DOB 06/1995 · age 31
—25–50%25-50% voting22/07/2020
Mrs Shirlie Hemmings-Portas
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
—25–50%25-50% voting30/11/2016
Riverway Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting30/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Crescent Rise
Alexandra Park
London
N22 7AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

HEMMINGS-PORTAS, Shirlie→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIEVES, Alexander George→
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEMMINGS-PORTAS, Shirlie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIVERWAY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2005-11-30
Resigned
BUTCHER, Michelle Mary→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2006-01-12
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Catherine Mary Ann→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2011-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-08