2 MERCHANT SQUARE (NOMINEE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05911135 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 18.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
39 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
82 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-02-13➕JARVIS, Bruce Darrel Grayston appointeddirector
- 2026-02-13➖KIERNANDER, John Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-13➖KIERNANDER, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-04➕THORNTON, Roger appointeddirector
- 2024-10-04➖SAWYER, Eileen Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-01➕HOOTON, Mark Frederick appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➖JARVIS, Bruce Darrel Grayston resigneddirector
- 2020-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28➖O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin resigneddirector
- 2018-09-28➕SAWYER, Eileen Marie appointeddirector
- 2011-10-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: British Waterways Board
- 2007-08-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: British Waterways Board
- 2007-06-28➕NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph appointeddirector
- 2006-11-28➕KIERNANDER, John Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-28➖EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-28➕JARVIS, Bruce Darrel Grayston appointeddirector
- 2006-11-28➕KIERNANDER, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2006-11-28➖MIKJON LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-21➕O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin appointeddirector
- 2006-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 MERCHANT SQUARE (NOMINEE) LIMITED
- 2006-08-21➕EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-08-21➕MIKJON LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KIERNANDER, John Anthony resigned 2026-02-13; KIERNANDER, John Anthony resigned 2026-02-13
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| 123 WATER GARDENS LIMITED→ 13510942 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
9 Harbet Road
London
W2 1AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
HOOTON, Mark Frederick→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-07-01
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JARVIS, Bruce Darrel Grayston→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2026-02-13
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NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-06-28
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THORNTON, Roger→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-04
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KIERNANDER, John Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2026-02-13
EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-11-28
JARVIS, Bruce Darrel Grayston→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2020-07-01
KIERNANDER, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2026-02-13
O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2018-09-28
SAWYER, Eileen Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-28 · resigned 2024-10-04
MIKJON LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2006-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | British Waterways Board | Legal charge | 2 properties | 17/10/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | British Waterways Board | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27