2 RIDGWAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06247675 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-15
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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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    VAROUJIAN, Hagop Leon resigned
    director
  7. 2022-05-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-05-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-05-25
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    VAROUJIAN, Sonya Esther appointed
    director
  11. 2022-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    VAROUJIAN, Hagop Leon appointed
    director
  19. 2015-05-01
    ➖
    VAROUJIAN, Sonya Esther resigned
    director
  20. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Lynn Valerie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-06-30
    ➖
    WHITTINGHAM, Ivan John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-03-11
    ➖
    STRATTEN, David James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    WHITTINGHAM, Ivan John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    STRATTEN, David James appointed
    director
  25. 2007-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 RIDGWAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  26. 2007-05-15
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Lynn Valerie appointed
    director
  27. 2007-05-15
    ➕
    STRATTEN, David James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-05-15
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-05-15
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-05-15
    ➕
    VAROUJIAN, Sonya Esther appointed
    director
  31. 2007-05-15
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2007-05-15
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lynn Valerie Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David James Stratten
Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Sonya Esther Varoujian
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hagop Leon Varoujianceased 25/05/2022· 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
Incorporated2007-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

2a Ridgway
Wimbledon
London
SW19 4QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Lynn Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-30
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Active
PHILLIPS, Lynn Valerie→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-15
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Active
STRATTEN, David James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-06-17
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Active
VAROUJIAN, Sonya Esther→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRATTEN, David James→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2009-03-11
Resigned
WHITTINGHAM, Ivan John→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2007-05-15
Resigned
VAROUJIAN, Hagop Leon→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2022-05-26
Resigned
VAROUJIAN, Sonya Esther→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2015-05-01
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2007-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-28