41 SOTHEBY ROAD, HIGHBURY, N5 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06179188 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-22
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£44.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,598

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£44.6k£44.0k
Current assets£2.5k£1.9k
Net assets£44.6k£44.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-02
    ➕
    PENSARI, Arpen Gopal appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-02
    ➖
    DAWSON, Richard Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-07-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-12
    ➕
    DAWSON, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2018-08-30
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Jeremy Charles appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-08-30
    ➖
    ATKIN, Elizabeth Grace resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-08-30
    ➖
    ATKIN, Elizabeth Grace resigned
    director
  24. 2014-09-16
    ➕
    DEAKIN, Joanna appointed
    director
  25. 2014-09-16
    ➕
    ATKIN, Elizabeth Grace appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-09-16
    ➖
    LEWIS, Mark James resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-09-16
    ➖
    LEWIS, Mark James resigned
    director
  28. 2009-09-16
    ➕
    ATKIN, Elizabeth Grace appointed
    director
  29. 2009-09-15
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Joanna Louise resigned
    director
  30. 2007-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 41 SOTHEBY ROAD, HIGHBURY, N5 LIMITED
  31. 2007-03-22
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Jeremy Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2007-03-22
    ➕
    LEWIS, Mark James appointed
    secretary
  33. 2007-03-22
    ➕
    LEWIS, Mark James appointed
    director
  34. 2007-03-22
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Joanna Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Joanna Deakin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Jeremy Charles Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Elizabeth Grace Atkinceased 30/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

41 Sotheby Road
London
N5 2UP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

JOHNSON, Jeremy Charles→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAKIN, Joanna→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Jeremy Charles→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PENSARI, Arpen Gopal→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKIN, Elizabeth Grace→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2018-08-30
Resigned
LEWIS, Mark James→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2014-09-16
Resigned
ATKIN, Elizabeth Grace→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-09-16 · resigned 2018-08-30
Resigned
DAWSON, Richard Alexander→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-01-12 · resigned 2024-04-02
Resigned
LEWIS, Mark James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2014-09-16
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Joanna Louise→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27