CLASSIC LOFTS (LONDON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06111895 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-16
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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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,229

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£403k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£91.1k
Current assets£402.8k
Cash£35.1k
Debtors£266.5k
Net assets£10.2k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
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    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-06
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    second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04
  13. 2016-04-06
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    second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04
  14. 2016-04-06
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    document-replacement · RP04
  15. 2016-04-06
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    second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-date
    document-replacement · RP04
  16. 2007-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIC LOFTS (LONDON) LIMITED
  17. 2007-02-16
    ➕
    LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-02-16
    ➕
    DORAN, Bernard Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-16
    ➕
    DORAN, Bernard James appointed
    director
  20. 2007-02-16
    ➕
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-02-16
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    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-02-16
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    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2007-02-16
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 19 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bp Doran Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bp Doran Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CLASSIC LOFTS (LONDON) LIMITED
This company · 06111895

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bp Doran Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest16/02/2017

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
Incorporated2007-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

55 North Cross Road
East Dulwich
London
SE22 9ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORAN, Bernard Patrick→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORAN, Bernard James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2007-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-16
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2007-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14