48 SOUTHERN ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06324499 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (9 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-25	2023-12-25
Total assets	—	£11.5k
Debtors	—	£2.7k
Net assets	—	£11.5k
Average employees	0	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
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HENDREY, Kim Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-12
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HENDREY, Michael appointed
director
2023-01-24
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HOGG, Charles Geoffrey appointed
director
2023-01-24
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HOGG, Keeley Jane appointed
director
2023-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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NICOL, Peter Terence resigned
director
2022-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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HAWES, Stephen Peter appointed
director
2019-03-06
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BRAZILL, Maree Jacqueline resigned
director
2016-10-04
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BOLWELL, Edward Anthony appointed
director
2009-07-25
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MADELINE, Nicol resigned
director
2007-11-26
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NAPIER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-11-26
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RICHARDS, Ivor Thomas resigned
secretary
2007-07-25
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Company incorporated
As 48 SOUTHERN ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
2007-07-25
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RICHARDS, Ivor Thomas appointed
director
2007-07-25
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WHITTAKER, Martin appointed
director
2007-07-25
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RICHARDS, Ivor Thomas appointed
secretary
2007-07-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-07-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-07-25
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BRAZILL, Maree Jacqueline appointed
director
2007-07-25
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MADELINE, Nicol appointed
director
2007-07-25
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NICOL, Peter Terence appointed
director
2007-07-25
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-07-25
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-07-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-07-25
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Napier Management Services

Elizabeth House 13 Fordingbridge

Business Park Fordingbridge

Hampshire

SP6 1BZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-25

Last made up to: 2024-12-25

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-16

Last: 2025-09-02