45 HASTINGS ROAD (PEMBURY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06372873 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-09-17
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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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-27

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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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-12
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    ROYFFE, Helen Frances appointed
    director
  13. 2018-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-06-28
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    CHARLESWORTH, David Phillip resigned
    director
  15. 2018-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-06-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2016-02-07
    ➕
    BARNES, Nigel Paul appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-09-07
    ➕
    BARNES, Nigel Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2013-09-03
    ➖
    PAGE, John Anthony resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-09-03
    ➖
    PAGE, John Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2009-12-23
    ➖
    EVANS, Jeremy David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-12-23
    ➕
    PAGE, John Anthony appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-12-23
    ➕
    CHARLESWORTH, David Phillip appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-23
    ➖
    EVANS, Jeremy David resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 45 HASTINGS ROAD (PEMBURY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    EVANS, Jeremy David appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-09-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    EVANS, Jeremy David appointed
    director
  32. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    PAGE, John Anthony appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Miss Lucy Elizabeth Barge
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/11/2024
Mrs Helen Frances Royffe
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest28/09/2020
Mr Nigel Paul Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Phillip Charlesworthceased 19/01/2018· board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Flat 1, 45 Hastings Road
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 4PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BARNES, Nigel Paul→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Nigel Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROYFFE, Helen Frances→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Jeremy David→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2009-12-23
Resigned
PAGE, John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-23 · resigned 2013-09-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
CHARLESWORTH, David Phillip→
director · ~38y · appointed 2009-12-23 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
EVANS, Jeremy David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2009-12-23
Resigned
PAGE, John Anthony→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2013-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28