14 BRUSSELS ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06654658 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-23
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 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
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-18
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    TREVOR, William appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-18
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    TREVOR, Linda resigned
    director
  8. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-03-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2020-03-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    TREVOR, William appointed
    secretary
  19. 2020-03-01
    ➖
    MASON, Anna resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-03-01
    ➖
    MASON, Anna resigned
    director
  21. 2020-03-01
    ➕
    TREVOR, Linda appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2010-08-01
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    BODDY, Michael Jaems resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    MASON, Anna appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    BODDY, Michael Jaems resigned
    director
  27. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    MASON, Anna appointed
    director
  28. 2008-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 BRUSSELS ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
  29. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    CARROLL, Donal appointed
    director
  30. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    CROFT, Helene appointed
    director
  31. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    BODDY, Michael Jaems appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    BODDY, Michael Jaems appointed
    director
  33. 2008-07-23
    ➕
    EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2008-07-23
    ➖
    EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donal Carroll
Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

14 Brussels Road
London
SW11 2AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

TREVOR, William→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-01
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Active
CARROLL, Donal→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-07-23
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Active
CROFT, Helene→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-07-23
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Active
TREVOR, William→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-09-18
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Active
BODDY, Michael Jaems→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
MASON, Anna→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
BODDY, Michael Jaems→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
MASON, Anna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
TREVOR, Linda→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-03-01 · resigned 2025-09-18
Resigned
EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-23 · resigned 2008-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30