78 BIRNAM ROAD (ISLINGTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06557704 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-17
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Callum Thomas appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-17
    ➖
    ADDIS, Manuela resigned
    director
  9. 2024-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-08-21
    ➕
    ADDIS, Manuela appointed
    director
  19. 2013-08-21
    ➖
    POOLE, David resigned
    director
  20. 2012-09-13
    ➕
    HALDER, Titas Basak appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-13
    ➖
    CLARK, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    PROSSER, Terry John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-04-23
    ➖
    Brighton Secretary Limited resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-04-23
    ➖
    Brighton Director Limited resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 78 BIRNAM ROAD (ISLINGTON) LIMITED
  26. 2008-04-07
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Sean Campbell appointed
    director
  27. 2008-04-07
    ➕
    Brighton Secretary Limited appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2008-04-07
    ➕
    CLARK, Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2008-04-07
    ➕
    POOLE, David appointed
    director
  30. 2008-04-07
    ➕
    Brighton Director Limited appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Anjana Basak Halder
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2024
Mr Sean Campbell Meikle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Manuela Addisceased 17/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Hopkins Mead
Chelmsford
CM2 6SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

PROSSER, Terry John→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALDER, Titas Basak→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Sean Campbell→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Callum Thomas→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
Brighton Secretary Limited→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-07 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned
ADDIS, Manuela→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-21 · resigned 2025-01-17
Resigned
CLARK, Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-04-07 · resigned 2012-09-13
Resigned
POOLE, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-04-07 · resigned 2013-08-21
Resigned
Brighton Director Limited→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-07 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25