378-380 KETTERING ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06712439 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-10-01
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-26
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  4. 2024-10-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-23
    ➕
    EVOSHA HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  6. 2024-07-23
    ➖
    TOMPKINS, Gordon Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-01-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-01-12
    ➕
    MANN, Andrew David appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-12
    ➕
    MANN, Yvonne Margaret appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-07-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-03-06
    ➖
    WELLS, George Frederick James resigned
    director
  15. 2022-10-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-12-30
    ➖
    TOMPKINS, Linda Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2021-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-08-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-08-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-07-19
    ➖
    ROSE, Jean Doreen resigned
    director
  25. 2018-07-19
    ➕
    TOMPKINS, Gordon Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2018-07-19
    ➕
    TOMPKINS, Linda Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2014-05-30
    ➕
    WELLS, George Frederick James appointed
    director
  28. 2014-01-22
    ➖
    BALL, Ethel resigned
    director
  29. 2008-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 378-380 KETTERING ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED
  30. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    NICHOLS, Ashley James appointed
    director
  31. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    ORTONE, Christine appointed
    director
  32. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    BALL, Ethel appointed
    director
  33. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    ROSE, Jean Doreen appointed
    director
  34. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  35. 2008-10-01
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 74 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 Ashley James Nichols
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · NN postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
008 RACING LTD→
12171226 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
14 BARBER TIME LTD→
16521668 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
1441 HAIR LTD→
07049165 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
————16y——
17 VERDE LIMITED→
10049793 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED→
03883037 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
————26y——
2 EXCEL AVIATION LIMITED→
05391365 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
————21y——
20 WATKIN TERRACE (NORTHAMPTON) FREEHOLD LIMITED→
12825086 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
2K SAFETY LIMITED→
14077824 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
3 BUFFALO SECURITY SERVICES LTD→
13071300 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
360 HOTELS AND RESORTS LTD→
04861049 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
3802 LTD→
12268643 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
3D INK LIMITED→
04625533 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
————23y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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 →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

380a Kettering Road
Spinney Hill
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 6QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

MANN, Andrew David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANN, Yvonne Margaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICHOLS, Ashley James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORTONE, Christine→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVOSHA HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2024-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Ethel→
director · ~101y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2014-01-22
Resigned
ROSE, Jean Doreen→
director · ~93y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2018-07-19
Resigned
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
TOMPKINS, Gordon Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-07-19 · resigned 2024-07-23
Resigned
TOMPKINS, Linda Jane→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-07-19 · resigned 2021-12-30
Resigned
WELLS, George Frederick James→
director · ~92y · appointed 2014-05-30 · resigned 2023-03-06
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-02
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2024-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05