126 EMMANUEL ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

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06249531 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2£2
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2024-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-05-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2019-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-05-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 126 EMMANUEL ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  19. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    BISDEE, Gavin Mark Montague appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    BISDEE, Gavin Mark Montague appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Robert Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    EUROLIFE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-05-16
    ➖
    EUROLIFE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-05-16
    ➕
    EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-05-16
    ➖
    EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Mark Bisdee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/06/2016
Robert Joseph Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/06/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

The Studio
Brewer Street
Bletchingley
Surrey
RH1 4QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BISDEE, Gavin Mark Montague→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISDEE, Gavin Mark Montague→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Robert Joseph→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EUROLIFE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2007-05-16
Resigned
EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2007-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-07