523 FINCHLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12 | £12 |
| Current assets | £12 | £12 |
| Net assets | £12 | £12 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-04-25➖GANDESHA, Neel resigneddirector
- 2017-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-04-01➕PROACTIVE BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-03-31➖GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-04-30➕MEDISOL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2012-12-10➖TONGO, Rukky resigneddirector
- 2011-07-27➕LEWIS, Nooshin appointeddirector
- 2011-07-27➖BILSLAND, Nicholas James Philip resignedsecretary
- 2011-07-27➕GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-07-27➖BILSLAND, Nicholas James Philip resigneddirector
- 2011-07-27➕GANDESHA, Neel appointeddirector
- 2011-07-27➖JACQUEST, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2011-07-27➖SPELLER, Kelly John resigneddirector
- 2011-07-27➕TONGO, Rukky appointeddirector
- 2007-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 523 FINCHLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-09-05➕BILSLAND, Nicholas James Philip appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-05➕BILSLAND, Nicholas James Philip appointeddirector
- 2007-09-05➕JACQUEST, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2007-09-05➕SPELLER, Kelly John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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