41 MONTROSE AVENUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07958950 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-21
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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-12.6k |
| Cash | — | £1.9k |
| Net assets | — | £-12.6k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-07-01➕HARGREAVES, Alistair John appointeddirector
- 2014-07-01➕HARGREAVES, Carmen Colleen appointeddirector
- 2014-07-01➖NGUYEN, Charlotte Miranda Anne resigneddirector
- 2014-07-01➖NGUYEN, Wayne resigneddirector
- 2012-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 41 MONTROSE AVENUE LIMITED
- 2012-02-21➕NGUYEN, Charlotte Miranda Anne appointeddirector
- 2012-02-21➕NGUYEN, Wayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair John Hargreaves Individual · South African · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Carmen Colleen Hargreaves Individual · South African · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Carmen Colleen Hargreavesceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2012-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
10-12 Mulberry Green
Old Harlow
Essex
CM17 0ET
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HARGREAVES, Alistair John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARGREAVES, Carmen Colleen→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NGUYEN, Charlotte Miranda Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2014-07-01
NGUYEN, Wayne→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-21 · resigned 2014-07-01
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18