55 VENN STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05905973 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-10➕HTUT, Min appointedsecretary
- 2026-03-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-25➖AKED, Joanna Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-01➖AKED, Joanna resigneddirector
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30➕ESSEX, Miranda Jane Lyndon appointeddirector
- 2016-06-29➖AVAGLIANO, Paolo resigneddirector
- 2013-05-26➕AVAGLIANO, Paolo appointeddirector
- 2013-05-26➖BEBBINGTON, Julian Sawtell resigneddirector
- 2012-10-28➕HTUT, Min appointeddirector
- 2012-10-03➖BENTLEY, James Purton resignedsecretary
- 2012-10-03➖BENTLEY, James Purton resigneddirector
- 2012-06-09➕AKED, Joanna Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2010-12-18➕AKED, Joanna appointeddirector
- 2010-12-18➖CANTERLA, Adam Pedro resigneddirector
- 2006-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 55 VENN STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2006-08-15➕BENTLEY, James Purton appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-15➕BEBBINGTON, Julian Sawtell appointeddirector
- 2006-08-15➕BENTLEY, James Purton appointeddirector
- 2006-08-15➕CANTERLA, Adam Pedro appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Anna Catherine Maud Darlington Individual · British · DOB 11/2003 · age 23 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/12/2025 |
Miss Miranda Essex Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 14/08/2016 |
Dr Min Htut Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 14/08/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Mark Richardsonceased 13/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Miss Joanna Akedceased 01/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 77 STREATHAM HILL LIMITED→ 10108721 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Curzon House
55 Venn Street
London
SW4 0BD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
ESSEX, Miranda Jane Lyndon→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2016-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKED, Joanna Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-06-09 · resigned 2024-05-25
BENTLEY, James Purton→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2012-10-03
AKED, Joanna→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2010-12-18 · resigned 2023-01-01
AVAGLIANO, Paolo→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-05-26 · resigned 2016-06-29
BEBBINGTON, Julian Sawtell→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2013-05-26
BENTLEY, James Purton→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2012-10-03
CANTERLA, Adam Pedro→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2010-12-18
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19