40/40A TENNYSON STREET LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07268516 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-28
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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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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.
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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14➕LYONS, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2023-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-10➕CHEETHAM, Jacqueline Fines appointeddirector
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-24➖COLLINS, Emma Alexandra Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-04-02➖CHEETHAM, Richard Froggatt resigneddirector
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-06➕COLLINS, Emma Alexandra Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2015-10-23➖STANLEY, Clementine Masha resigneddirector
- 2010-08-24➖GILBERT, Timothy Paul resigneddirector
- 2010-08-24➕STANLEY, Clementine Masha appointeddirector
- 2010-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 40/40A TENNYSON STREET LIMITED
- 2010-05-28➕CHEETHAM, Richard Froggatt appointeddirector
- 2010-05-28➕GILBERT, Timothy Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Jacqueline Fines Cheetham Individual · British · DOB 12/1943 · age 83 | — | — | board controlboard control | 10/02/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard Froggatt Cheethamceased 02/04/2022· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Beech Cottage Smiths Green
Takeley
Bishops Stortford
Herts
CM22 6NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
CHEETHAM, Jacqueline Fines→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2023-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LYONS, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHEETHAM, Richard Froggatt→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2010-05-28 · resigned 2022-04-02
COLLINS, Emma Alexandra Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-12-06 · resigned 2022-11-24
GILBERT, Timothy Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-05-28 · resigned 2010-08-24
STANLEY, Clementine Masha→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2010-08-24 · resigned 2015-10-23
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31