42 GORE ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD
🌳Matureactive
08012109 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-29
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
£31.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). 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.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
30 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £31,892
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-04-05 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.9k | £27.3k |
| Current assets | £31.9k | £27.3k |
| Net assets | £31.9k | £27.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 42 GORE ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2012-03-29➕THOMAS, Alan Albert appointeddirector
- 2012-03-29➕WALKER, Rosemary Gillian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 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 14 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 Alan Albert Thomas Individual · British · DOB 03/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Rosemary Gillian Walker Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
42a Gore Road
Hackney
London
E9 7HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-05
Last made up to: 2026-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THOMAS, Alan Albert→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2012-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Rosemary Gillian→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-05