188A AND 188B MALVERN AVENUE LIMITED

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07024105 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-10-16
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2015-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-01
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2010-02-03
    SHEPHERD, Mary Benita resigned
    director
  17. 2010-01-29
    HOWARD, Rory appointed
    director
  18. 2010-01-29
    NATHU, Seema appointed
    director
  19. 2009-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 188A AND 188B MALVERN AVENUE LIMITED
  20. 2009-09-20
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-20
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    director
  22. 2009-09-20
    SHEPHERD, Mary Benita appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Rory Howard
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
2550%
25-50% shares06/06/2016
Ms Seema Nathu
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

188a Malvern Avenue
Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 9HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HOWARD, Rory
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-01-29
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Active
NATHU, Seema
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Andrew Simon
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-09-20 · resigned 2009-09-20
Resigned
SHEPHERD, Mary Benita
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-09-20 · resigned 2010-02-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-27