20 SOMERFIELD ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06241394 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-09

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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2025-01-20
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2024-01-19
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2023-02-02
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2022-01-21
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2021-04-22
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2020-01-21
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2019-01-19
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2017-06-01
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2017-01-19
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accounts · AA
2016-05-10
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-28
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address · AD01
2015-08-27
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address · AD01
2015-06-18
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accounts · AA
2015-05-14
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2009-08-07
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ADAMOU, Mahamat appointed
director
2009-08-07
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AXELBY, Sally Jane, Dr appointed
director
2009-08-07
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JOHNSTON, Ewan Derek appointed
director
2009-08-07
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CC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-08-07
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KYRIACOU, Georgina resigned
director
2009-08-07
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COLCOY LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-09-30
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KYRIACOU, Georgina appointed
director
2007-05-09
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Company incorporated
As 20 SOMERFIELD ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
2007-05-09
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CC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-05-09
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COLCOY LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ewan Johnston Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 06/1977 · age 49	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/05/2016

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

Incorporated2007-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

3 Withymead Road

Marshfield

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN14 8PA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-23

Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ADAMOU, Mahamat→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-08-07

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Active

AXELBY, Sally Jane, Dr→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-08-07

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Active

JOHNSTON, Ewan Derek→

director · ~49y · appointed 2009-08-07

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Active

CC COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2009-08-07

Resigned

KYRIACOU, Georgina→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2009-08-07

Resigned

COLCOY LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2009-08-07

Resigned

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