32 PALMERSTON ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06439184 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-28

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 Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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2024-12-13
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2023-12-23
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2023-02-26
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2021-12-02
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2021-10-04
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HAMON, Cédric Baptiste Nicolas appointed
director
2021-10-04
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GLICKMAN, Louis Joseph resigned
director
2021-10-04
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2021-10-04
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officers · TM01
2021-05-10
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2021-02-23
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officers · AP03
2021-02-21
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HODGSON, David appointed
secretary
2021-02-21
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BRODRICK, Peter resigned
secretary
2021-02-21
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BRODRICK, Peter resigned
director
2021-02-21
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GLICKMAN, Louis Joseph appointed
director
2021-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-21
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2021-02-21
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2020-11-30
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2019-12-19
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2018-12-08
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2007-11-28
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Company incorporated
As 32 PALMERSTON ROAD LIMITED
2007-11-28
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HODGSON, David Edward appointed
director
2007-11-28
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BRODRICK, Peter appointed
secretary
2007-11-28
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BRODRICK, Peter appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 18 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Edward Hodgson Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	28/11/2016

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

Incorporated2007-11-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

32a Palmerston Road

London

N22 8RG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HODGSON, David→

secretary · appointed 2021-02-21

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Active

HAMON, Cédric Baptiste Nicolas→

director · ~37y · appointed 2021-10-04

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Active

HODGSON, David Edward→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-11-28

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Active

BRODRICK, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-28 · resigned 2021-02-21

Resigned

BRODRICK, Peter→

director · ~48y · appointed 2007-11-28 · resigned 2021-02-21

Resigned

GLICKMAN, Louis Joseph→

director · ~55y · appointed 2021-02-21 · resigned 2021-10-04

Resigned

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