72 NORBURY ROAD FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05652611 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1£1£2£2£3Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3£3
Cash£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-10-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-22
    SHAH, Bhupen resigned
    director
  9. 2023-08-01
    BARLOW, Emma Laura appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-12-15
    HAIGH, Laura Jane resigned
    director
  13. 2022-11-16
    KIESSWETTER, Veronika appointed
    director
  14. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-08
    HAIGH, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2015-05-08
    SMITH, Christopher Scott resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-08
    SMITH, Christopher Scott resigned
    director
  23. 2005-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 72 NORBURY ROAD FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2005-12-13
    DURSTON, Amanda Maria appointed
    director
  25. 2005-12-13
    SMITH, Christopher Scott appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-12-13
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-12-13
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-12-13
    SHAH, Bhupen appointed
    director
  29. 2005-12-13
    SMITH, Christopher Scott appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-13
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-12-13
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Ms Veronika Kiesswetter
Individual · German · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bhupen Shahceased 22/08/2023· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

72 Norbury Road
Thornton Heath
Surrey
CR7 8JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BARLOW, Emma Laura
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-08-01
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Active
DURSTON, Amanda Maria
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-12-13
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Active
KIESSWETTER, Veronika
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Christopher Scott
secretary · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned
HAIGH, Laura Jane
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-01-08 · resigned 2022-12-15
Resigned
SHAH, Bhupen
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2023-08-22
Resigned
SMITH, Christopher Scott
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29