FOSPROP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08073551 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-17
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£157k£315k£472k£629k£787kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets—£786.6k
Current assets—£780.2k
Cash—£5.9k
Debtors—£774.4k
Net assets—£786.6k
Average employees300—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-05-05
    ➖
    FOSTER, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  5. 2026-05-05
    ➖
    FOSTER, Margaret resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-10-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-10-20
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2025-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-11-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-11-15
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  12. 2024-10-21
    ➖
    WHITE HOUSE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-01-18
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  19. 2022-01-18
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  20. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2021-02-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    WHITE HOUSE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2012-05-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, James Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2012-05-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Simon appointed
    director
  26. 2012-05-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-05-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2012-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOSPROP LIMITED
  29. 2012-05-17
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  30. 2012-05-17
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FOSTER, Margaret resigned 2026-05-05; FOSTER, Margaret resigned 2026-05-05

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon James Foster
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/07/2022
Mr James Henry Foster
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Henry Fosterceased 05/07/2022· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3a Mitcham Road
Croydon
CR0 3RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FOSTER, James Henry→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Simon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2026-05-05
Resigned
WHITE HOUSE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2024-10-21
Resigned
FOSTER, Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2026-05-05
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-05-17 · resigned 2012-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-19
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17