13 MORTIMER ROAD (OXFORD) LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 13 MORTIMER ROAD (OXFORD) LIMITED
- 2008-07-30➕WARD, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-30➕WARD, Patrick Jose appointeddirector
- 2008-07-30➕DWYER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2008-07-30➖DWYER, Daniel James resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Jose Ward Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 30/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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