186 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06605630 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-29
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 May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
53 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2023-07-18📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2008-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 186 LOWER ADDISCOMBE ROAD LIMITED
- 2008-05-29➕LEGEND, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-29➕KENNY, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2008-05-29➕LEGEND, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2008-05-29➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-29➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-29➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-05-29➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Ms Margaret Legend Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Oaklands House
Oaklands
Chard
TA20 1HB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KENNY, Philip John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2008-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEGEND, Margaret→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2008-05-29
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2008-05-29
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-07-30
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-07-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-31