3 ST. JOHNS ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06939074 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-19
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 Jun 2025
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-08-01
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    LAI CHUN, Ming appointed
    director
  4. 2024-08-01
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    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-08-01
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    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-01
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-01
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-01
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-08-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-09-18
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  11. 2023-03-17
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  12. 2022-01-27
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  13. 2021-06-26
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  14. 2020-07-19
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  15. 2020-07-19
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  16. 2020-07-19
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  17. 2020-03-16
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  18. 2020-03-15
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    ZLOTNICKI, Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2020-03-15
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    GOOD, Lydia Charlotte resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-15
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    PRITCHARD, Jack Greer resigned
    director
  21. 2020-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  22. 2020-03-15
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  23. 2020-03-15
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  24. 2019-03-11
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  25. 2015-09-10
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    GOOD, Lydia Charlotte appointed
    director
  26. 2015-09-10
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    PRITCHARD, Jack Greer appointed
    director
  27. 2015-07-10
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    GARDINER, Matthew David resigned
    director
  28. 2015-07-10
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    HEWITT, Lehna Louise resigned
    director
  29. 2014-06-19
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2014-02-26
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    GARDINER, Matthew David appointed
    director
  31. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    HEWITT, Lehna Louise appointed
    director
  32. 2013-11-18
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    BENTLEY, Mark resigned
    director
  33. 2013-11-18
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    MATTHEWS, Lucy Imogen resigned
    director
  34. 2009-07-22
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    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul resigned
    secretary
  35. 2009-07-22
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    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul resigned
    director
  36. 2009-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 ST. JOHNS ROAD LIMITED
  37. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    LEE, Tennyson Chemin, Dr. appointed
    director
  38. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul appointed
    secretary
  39. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul appointed
    secretary
  40. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    BENTLEY, Mark appointed
    director
  42. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  43. 2009-06-19
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  44. 2009-06-19
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    MATTHEWS, Lucy Imogen appointed
    director
  45. 2009-06-19
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul appointed
    director
  46. 2009-06-19
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    ROBINSON, Daniel Paul appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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. Richard John Zlotnicki
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2020
Dr Tennyson Chemin Lee
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Daniel Paul Robinsonceased 01/08/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Lydia Charlotte Goodceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Jack Greer Pritchardceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 St Johns Road
Penge
London
SE20 7ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

LAI CHUN, Ming→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Tennyson Chemin, Dr.→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZLOTNICKI, Richard John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Daniel Paul→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2009-07-22
Resigned
ROBINSON, Daniel Paul→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2014-06-19
Resigned
BENTLEY, Mark→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2013-11-18
Resigned
GARDINER, Matthew David→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned
GOOD, Lydia Charlotte→
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-09-10 · resigned 2020-03-15
Resigned
HEWITT, Lehna Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2015-07-10
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2009-06-19
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Lucy Imogen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2013-11-18
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Jack Greer→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-09-10 · resigned 2020-03-15
Resigned
ROBINSON, Daniel Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, Daniel Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-19 · resigned 2009-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26