28 CHELMSFORD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08510534 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-30
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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.

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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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,500

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£900£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.5k£4.5k
Net assets£4.5k£4.5k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-04
    DREW, Michael Victor appointed
    director
  4. 2023-12-04
    DUBLIN, Yasmin Jane resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-01-31
    DUBLIN, Yasmin Jane appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-01-28
    WILSON, Catherine, Professor resigned
    director
  17. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-05-07
    WILLIAMS, Joshua Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2018-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-05-03
    ERDURAN, Erman resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-19
    WILSON, Catherine, Professor appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-18
    CRAWFORD, Patricia resigned
    director
  26. 2016-04-19
    ERDURAN, Erman appointed
    director
  27. 2016-04-18
    MUSK, Dean Guy resigned
    director
  28. 2013-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 28 CHELMSFORD ROAD LIMITED
  29. 2013-04-30
    ROSS, Simon Philip appointed
    secretary
  30. 2013-04-30
    ROSS, Simon Philip appointed
    director
  31. 2013-04-30
    CRAWFORD, Patricia appointed
    director
  32. 2013-04-30
    MUSK, Dean Guy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joshua Jonathan Williams
Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
2550%
25-50% shares03/05/2018
Mr Simon Philip Ross
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Yasmin Dublinceased 17/11/2023· 25-50% voting
  • Professor Catherine Wilsonceased 28/01/2021· 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
Incorporated2013-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

28a Chelmsford Road
London
E18 2PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ROSS, Simon Philip
secretary · appointed 2013-04-30
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Active
DREW, Michael Victor
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-12-04
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Active
ROSS, Simon Philip
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-04-30
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Active
WILLIAMS, Joshua Jonathan
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-05-07
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Active
CRAWFORD, Patricia
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2016-12-18
Resigned
DUBLIN, Yasmin Jane
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-01-31 · resigned 2023-12-04
Resigned
ERDURAN, Erman
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2018-05-03
Resigned
MUSK, Dean Guy
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2016-04-18
Resigned
WILSON, Catherine, Professor
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-12-19 · resigned 2021-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-01