73 HAGDEN LANE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07524256 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-10
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30➕SHERRY, Thomas William Peter appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30➖MORRIS, Valerie Ann, Ms resigneddirector
- 2011-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 73 HAGDEN LANE LIMITED
- 2011-02-10➕FARROKHZAD, Mojtaba appointeddirector
- 2011-02-10➕MORRIS, Valerie Ann, Ms appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mojtaba Farrokhzad Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Thomas William, Peter Sherry Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Seaton Cottage Church Lane
Ruishton
Taunton
TA3 5LL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FARROKHZAD, Mojtaba→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-10
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SHERRY, Thomas William Peter→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2012-11-30
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MORRIS, Valerie Ann, Ms →
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2012-11-30
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2019-11-07