48 SHAKESPEARE ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05926217 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-06
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-10-09
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    JOHAL, Sarbjit Kaur resigned
    director
  4. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-09-06
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    FOX, Danielle appointed
    director
  12. 2019-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-08-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-25
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    LOCK, Justin David resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-10-25
    ➖
    COMERFORD, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-25
    ➖
    LOCK, Justin David resigned
    director
  19. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-05-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-09-23
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    LESLIE, Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2016-07-25
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    WALKER, Suzanna Frances resigned
    director
  24. 2016-05-05
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    AZAD, Chandni Sahar appointed
    director
  25. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    JOHAL, Sarbjit Kaur appointed
    director
  26. 2016-05-05
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Jennet Ruth, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2013-08-05
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    ELLIOTT, George Joseph resigned
    director
  28. 2013-08-05
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    WALKER, Suzanna Frances appointed
    director
  29. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Jennet Ruth, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2009-05-01
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    ELLIOTT, George Joseph appointed
    director
  31. 2006-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 48 SHAKESPEARE ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  32. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    LOCK, Justin David appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 2006-09-06
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    COMERFORD, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    director
  36. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    LOCK, Justin David appointed
    director
  37. 2006-09-06
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  38. 2006-09-06
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

95 Twyford Avenue
London
London
W3 9QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

AZAD, Chandni Sahar→
director · ~30y · appointed 2016-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOX, Danielle→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LESLIE, Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCK, Justin David→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2006-09-06
Resigned
COMERFORD, Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned
ELLIOTT, George Joseph→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2013-08-05
Resigned
JOHAL, Sarbjit Kaur→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-05 · resigned 2024-10-09
Resigned
LOCK, Justin David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2006-09-06
Resigned
WALKER, Suzanna Frances→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2016-07-25
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Jennet Ruth, Dr→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2016-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-18