32 LETCHFORD GARDENS LIMITED

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07648120 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-05-26
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£18.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,489

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£19k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£18.5k£18.5k
Current assets£19.3k£19.3k
Net assets£18.5k£18.5k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  3. 2026-01-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 32 LETCHFORD GARDENS LIMITED
  17. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    CHARLES, Mervyn Michael appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    CHARLES, Mervyn Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2011-05-26
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-26
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 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 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Mervyn Michael
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2017
Mr Michael Anthony Smith
Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2011-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

The Old Parish Hall
High Street
Godstone
Surrey
RH9 8DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CHARLES, Mervyn Michael→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-26
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Active
CHARLES, Mervyn Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-26
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Active
SMITH, Michael Anthony→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-05-26 · resigned 2011-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-01-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20