18 HYDE PARK GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07203825 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-03-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-25
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2017-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-06-01
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    HOPKINSON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  18. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Michael Lionel resigned
    director
  19. 2014-09-18
    ➖
    COLLINS, John Richard resigned
    director
  20. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    MARGULIES, Marcus Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Keith John appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-01
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Michael Lionel appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-17
    ➕
    COLLINS, John Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2010-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 18 HYDE PARK GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED
  25. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola appointed
    director
  28. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola resigned
    director
  29. 2010-03-25
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher John Hopkinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
——board controlboard control01/06/2017
Mr Marcus Jonathan Margulies
Individual · British · DOB 08/1942 · age 84
——board controlboard control01/06/2017
Mr Keith John Morris
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
——board controlboard control01/06/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

82 St John Street
London
EC1M 4JN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HOPKINSON, Christopher John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARGULIES, Marcus Jonathan→
director · ~84y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Keith John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
COLLINS, John Richard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-06-17 · resigned 2014-09-18
Resigned
DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Michael Lionel→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-03-25 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03