13 RUSSELL GARDENS MEWS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08127804 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-04-30➖DE VEUVE, Dennis Trevor resigneddirector
- 2012-07-28➖DE VEUVE, Dennis Trevor resignedsecretary
- 2012-07-27➕WAHL, Olivier Cedric appointeddirector
- 2012-07-26➕BROWN, Francesca appointeddirector
- 2012-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 13 RUSSELL GARDENS MEWS LIMITED
- 2012-07-03➕DE VEUVE, Dennis Trevor appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-03➕DE VEUVE, Dennis Trevor 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Francesca Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Highcliffe Cottage
Winston
Darlington
DL2 3PJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Francesca→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-26
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WAHL, Olivier Cedric→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DE VEUVE, Dennis Trevor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-07-03 · resigned 2012-07-28
DE VEUVE, Dennis Trevor→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2012-07-03 · resigned 2013-04-30
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Recent filings (33 total)
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2026-03-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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2019-07-03
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accounts · AA
2019-03-25