22 GARSINGTON ROAD OXFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05932007 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-12
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-11-02
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  4. 2022-11-24
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  5. 2021-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-31
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-08
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  15. 2014-10-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-10-17
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    HERITAGE, Patrick Joseph appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-10-17
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    HERITAGE, Donna Marie appointed
    director
  18. 2006-10-17
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    HERITAGE, Patrick Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2006-10-17
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    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2006-10-17
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    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2006-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 22 GARSINGTON ROAD OXFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2006-09-12
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-09-12
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    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Joseph Heritage
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The Old Dairy 12 Stephen Road
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HERITAGE, Patrick Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17
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HERITAGE, Donna Marie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
HERITAGE, Patrick Joseph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-12 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-12 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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2026-04-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-18