26 HANLEY ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06889623 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,168

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£834£2k£3k£3k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.5k£3.8k
Net assets£4.2k£4.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-08-03
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    GRIFFITHS, Ben James appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-03
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    BUXTON, Christian Daniel resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-11-03
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    address · AD01
  17. 2018-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 26 HANLEY ROAD LIMITED
  20. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    MANZI, Jason appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-04-28
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    BUXTON, Christian Daniel appointed
    director
  24. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-28
    ➖
    COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben James Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/08/2023
Mr Jason Manzi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christian Daniel Buxtonceased 03/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor, Unicorn House
Station Close
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1TL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Ben James→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANZI, Jason→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2009-04-28
Resigned
BUXTON, Christian Daniel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2023-08-03
Resigned
COWAN, Graham Michael→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2009-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28