22 MULBERRY WALK (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08459044 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
35 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27➖VALNER, Luke resigneddirector
- 2024-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-04-09➕VALNER, Luke appointeddirector
- 2013-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 22 MULBERRY WALK (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
- 2013-03-25➕GRACIS, Luca appointedsecretary
- 2013-03-25➕GRACIS, Luca Raffaello Francesco appointeddirector
- 2013-03-25➕GRAHAM, Andrew Barry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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 76 — succession pressure is live.
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 76 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 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Luca Raffaello Francesco Gracis Individual · Italian · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
5-7 Hillgate Street
London
W8 7SP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
GRACIS, Luca Raffaello Francesco→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-25
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GRAHAM, Andrew Barry→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-03-25
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VALNER, Luke→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-04-09 · resigned 2024-06-27
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-21