2 RIDLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.6k | £16.6k |
| Net assets | £16.6k | £16.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-26➕SMITH, Catherine Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-09-26➖WRIGHT, Steven resigneddirector
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-01➕WRIGHT, Steven appointeddirector
- 2012-02-03➕MURDOCH, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-03➖HOOLE, Angela Joy resigneddirector
- 2008-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 RIDLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-06-05➕MURDOCH, Helen appointeddirector
- 2008-06-05➕HOOLE, Angela Joy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine Margaret Smith Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/09/2025 |
Michael Gregory Kerran Burgess Individual · English · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/09/2025 |
Ms Helen Murdoch Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/06/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Steven Wrightceased 26/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mrs Debra Wrightceased 26/09/2025· 25-50% shares · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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