24 VINCENT ROAD RA LTD
🌳Matureactive
08163169 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-07-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒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: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-02➕DRIVER, John James appointeddirector
- 2012-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 24 VINCENT ROAD RA LTD
- 2012-07-31➕CARROLL, Donald Brendan 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 74 — 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 74 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 |
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Mr Donald Brendan Carroll Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John James Driver Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
24a Vincent Road
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 3JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CARROLL, Donald Brendan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-07-31
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DRIVER, John James→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-07-02
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Recent filings (30 total)
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2025-08-03
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2025-08-01
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accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
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2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
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2021-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-01-02
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2020-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-04
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2019-08-04
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accounts · AA
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