167 FRANCIS AVENUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06374394 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-09-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Net assets | — | £0 |
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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-22➕SUMMERS, Emma Marie appointeddirector
- 2015-01-22➖SMITH, Lauren Kate resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-22➖SMITH, Lauren Kate resigneddirector
- 2008-12-16➖JOHNSTON, Paul Conrad resignedsecretary
- 2008-12-16➕SMITH, Lauren Kate appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-18➖COTTA, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2007-09-27➕SMITH, Lauren Kate appointeddirector
- 2007-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 167 FRANCIS AVENUE LIMITED
- 2007-09-18➕JOHNSTON, Paul Conrad appointeddirector
- 2007-09-18➕JOHNSTON, Paul Conrad appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-18➕COTTA, Sandra appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Emma Marie Summers Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · firm interest | 16/09/2016 |
Mr Paul Conrad Johnston Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · firm interest | 16/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 162 STAKES HILL ROAD RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 15767776 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 17-19 SEAL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 12572225 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 172 YORK AVENUE IOW MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 17024297 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 NELSON ROAD RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED→ 05930776 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 18 NIGHTINGALE ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04107469 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 18 TREPORT STREET (WANDSWORTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02223475 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 181 QUEENS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 13097105 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 185 LR LIMITED→ 10457777 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 19 CHURCH STREET VENTNOR (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 06768497 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 19 STUBBINGTON AVE LIMITED→ 08505150 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 19 WALKER TERRACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11294331 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
20 Reginald Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
PO4 9HW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
JOHNSTON, Paul Conrad→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUMMERS, Emma Marie→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHNSTON, Paul Conrad→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2008-12-16
SMITH, Lauren Kate→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-12-16 · resigned 2015-01-22
COTTA, Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2007-11-18
SMITH, Lauren Kate→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2015-01-22
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23