14 HAMPSTEAD LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-05➖SHARPE, Lesley Carol resigneddirector
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02➕COHEN, Miranda appointeddirector
- 2021-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-27➖MOODY, Andrew William Harry resigneddirector
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-01➖WALKER, Mary resigneddirector
- 2016-03-18➕ASQUITH, Andrew Martin Granville appointeddirector
- 2016-03-18➕SHARPE, Lesley Carol appointeddirector
- 2008-09-15➖SUMMERSKILL, Romy Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-24➕SUMMERSKILL, Romy Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-23➕MOODY, Andrew William Harry appointeddirector
- 2008-01-23➕WALKER, Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 HAMPSTEAD LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-01-25➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-01-25➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-01-25➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-01-25➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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