16 AND 16A GROVE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06316865 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-18
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-07-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-07-20
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    WARNE, Harry Digby appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-20
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    WALLIS, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  14. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-10-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-10-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-10-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-03-01
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    MALOLEPSZA, Yvonne Christine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-03-01
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    MALOLEPSZA, Yvonne Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2019-03-01
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    WALLIS, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2008-07-19
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    ASHWOOD, Matthew John appointed
    director
  25. 2008-01-16
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    NEILSON, Laura Susan Diana resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 AND 16A GROVE ROAD LIMITED
  27. 2007-07-18
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    MALOLEPSZA, Yvonne Christine appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-07-18
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    MALOLEPSZA, Yvonne Christine appointed
    director
  29. 2007-07-18
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    NEILSON, Laura Susan Diana appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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 Harry Digby Warne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/07/2020
Mr Matthew John Ashwood
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest17/07/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Sarah Elizabeth Wallisceased 20/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Ms Yvonne Christine Malolepszaceased 01/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2007-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

23a Homefield Road
Warlingham
CR6 9HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ASHWOOD, Matthew John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARNE, Harry Digby→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALOLEPSZA, Yvonne Christine→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
MALOLEPSZA, Yvonne Christine→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
NEILSON, Laura Susan Diana→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-07-18 · resigned 2008-01-16
Resigned
WALLIS, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13