109 ELDON ROAD LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-10➕DODD, Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2010-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 109 ELDON ROAD LIMITED
- 2010-07-26➕GORMAN, Leighton Ivor appointeddirector
- 2010-07-26➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2010-07-26➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
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 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Leighton Ivor Gorman Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 26/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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