8 DURHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 8 DURHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2010-02-05➕GRAY, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2010-02-05➕GRAY, Sharon Patricia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin John Gray Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sharon Patricia Gray Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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