7 AND 8 QUEENS CLOSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08540273 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-22

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 May 2026

Net worth

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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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-05-31	2025-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-06-07
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2025-06-01
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2024-06-01
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2023-05-31
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2022-06-01
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2021-06-02
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2020-06-02
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2019-06-01
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2018-07-12
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2018-07-10
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2018-07-03
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dissolution · DS01
2018-06-14
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2018-06-02
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2015-12-11
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HUANG, Hua appointed
director
2015-12-11
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METCALFE, Yvonne Denise resigned
director
2013-05-22
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Company incorporated
As 7 AND 8 QUEENS CLOSE LIMITED
2013-05-22
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MCCARTHY, Murray Michael appointed
director
2013-05-22
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METCALFE, Yvonne Denise appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

clean

No 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
Ms Hua Huang Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49	25–50%	—	25-50% shares · firm interest	22/05/2016

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

Incorporated2013-05-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

8 Queens Close

Wallington

Surrey

SM6 0AQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-02-29

Last made up to: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HUANG, Hua→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-12-11

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Active

MCCARTHY, Murray Michael→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-05-22

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Active

METCALFE, Yvonne Denise→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-22 · resigned 2015-12-11

Resigned

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