67 FRANCISCAN ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07077695 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-11-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-20➕HICKMAN, Jamie Lee appointeddirector
- 2022-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-17➖EDWARDS, Benjamin Joel resigneddirector
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2013-01-19➖CARY, Sam Michael resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-18➕COLLEDGE, Julian Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-18➖CARY, Jessica Elizabeth Victoria resigneddirector
- 2013-01-18➖CARY, Sam Michael resigneddirector
- 2013-01-18➕EDWARDS, Benjamin Joel appointeddirector
- 2009-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 67 FRANCISCAN ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
- 2009-11-16➕COLLEDGE, Julian Andrew, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-11-16➕HUGHES, Cheryl Evelyn appointeddirector
- 2009-11-16➕CARY, Sam Michael appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-16➕CARY, Jessica Elizabeth Victoria appointeddirector
- 2009-11-16➕CARY, Sam Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jamie Lee Hickman Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2026 |
Mrs Cheryl Evelyn Hughes Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Julian Andrew Colledge Individual · British · DOB 12/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jamie Lee Hickmanceased 21/03/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Benjamin Joel Edwardsceased 17/05/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3PAREZ LIMITED→ 16603638 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 BOLTON GARDENS & 6A WETHERBY MEWS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 07399077 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 50 WESTMINSTER WAY (OXFORD) LIMITED→ 05014834 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 56 TOURNAY ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06555012 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 58 HOUSE LTD→ 12939107 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 61 EVANS LANE (OXFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10591533 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 66 MCL LTD→ 16911203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 HOMES LTD→ 17011729 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 ALUMHURST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 12897179 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 89/91 BATH STREET RUGBY RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 05165007 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| A AMIN & A SAMI LTD→ 15121088 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A.A BAINS PROPERTY LTD→ 16848650 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
Castle Farm Ells Lane
Broughton
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX15 5EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
COLLEDGE, Julian Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-01-18
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COLLEDGE, Julian Andrew, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2009-11-16
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HICKMAN, Jamie Lee→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-06-20
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HUGHES, Cheryl Evelyn→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2009-11-16
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CARY, Sam Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2013-01-19
CARY, Jessica Elizabeth Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2013-01-18
CARY, Sam Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2013-01-18
EDWARDS, Benjamin Joel→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2022-05-17
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Recent filings (51 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-29