14 WATFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06505664 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-02-15
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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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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, 2 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-15
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  2. 2024-10-29
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  3. 2023-10-23
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  4. 2022-03-17
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  5. 2021-11-07
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  6. 2020-05-31
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  7. 2019-11-04
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  8. 2019-01-04
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  9. 2017-11-06
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  10. 2016-03-14
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  11. 2016-03-14
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  12. 2015-03-10
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  13. 2015-03-10
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  14. 2012-09-07
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    STEVENS, Robert Christopher appointed
    director
  15. 2011-09-10
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    RAY, Sylvia Janet resigned
    secretary
  16. 2011-09-10
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    RAY, Sylvia Janet resigned
    director
  17. 2011-02-01
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    ELLIS, Jonathan Scott resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-10-01
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    WAITE, Kim Rosaleen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-10-01
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    WAITE, Kim Rosaleen appointed
    director
  20. 2010-10-01
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    ELLIS, Jonathan Scott resigned
    director
  21. 2009-03-06
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    ELLIS, Jonathan Scott appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-03-06
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    RAY, Sylvia Janet appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-06
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    PITSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-03-06
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    BANFIELD, Geoffrey Piers resigned
    director
  25. 2009-03-06
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    ELLIS, Jonathan Scott appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-06
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    MCCANN, Paul Joseph resigned
    director
  27. 2009-03-06
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    RAY, Sylvia Janet appointed
    director
  28. 2008-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 WATFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  29. 2008-02-15
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    PITSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-02-15
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    BANFIELD, Geoffrey Piers appointed
    director
  31. 2008-02-15
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    MCCANN, Paul Joseph 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kim Rosaleen Waite
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest15/02/2017

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
Incorporated2008-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

15 Walton Terrace, Watford Road
Elstree
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 3FE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WAITE, Kim Rosaleen→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENS, Robert Christopher→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAITE, Kim Rosaleen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Jonathan Scott→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
RAY, Sylvia Janet→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2011-09-10
Resigned
PITSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
BANFIELD, Geoffrey Piers→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
ELLIS, Jonathan Scott→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
MCCANN, Paul Joseph→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2009-03-06
Resigned
RAY, Sylvia Janet→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-03-06 · resigned 2011-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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2025-11-15
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2025-10-23
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2024-11-24
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2024-10-29
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2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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2023-03-19
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2022-03-17
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2022-03-17
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2021-11-07
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accounts · AA
2021-11-07
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2020-11-22
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2020-05-31
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2019-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04