52/52A LANCING ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07788598 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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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: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-28
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2023-11-14
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-06-06
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    SPENCER, Judith resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-11-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-07-05
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    BAMGBOYE, John appointed
    director
  12. 2022-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-20
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    SMITH, Kelly Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2014-08-08
    ➕
    SPENCER, Judith appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 52/52A LANCING ROAD LIMITED
  21. 2011-09-27
    ➕
    KAUR, Nasib appointed
    director
  22. 2011-09-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Kelly Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 76 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.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

52a Lancing Road
52a Lancing Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 3EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAMGBOYE, John→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-07-05
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Active
KAUR, Nasib→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-09-27
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Active
SMITH, Kelly Louise→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-09-27 · resigned 2014-08-20
Resigned
SPENCER, Judith→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-08-08 · resigned 2023-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-10-28
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-11-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06