19 SANDGATE HIGH STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08616509 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-19
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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: 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
36 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2022-08-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-08-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-09-17
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  14. 2018-06-21
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  15. 2018-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-06-01
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-06-01
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-05-01
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    MYERS, James Leonard appointed
    director
  19. 2018-05-01
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    HOLLAND, Kim resigned
    director
  20. 2013-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 19 SANDGATE HIGH STREET LIMITED
  21. 2013-07-19
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    GRIGGS, Leo Livingston appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    GRIGGS, Leo Livingstone appointed
    director
  23. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    SENTER, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Kim 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Leonard Myers
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2018
Mr Leo Livingstone Griggs
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Ms Jennifer Anne Senter
Individual · English · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Kim Hollandceased 31/12/2018· 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
Incorporated2013-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

St Christopher's
Coolinge Lane
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 3RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

GRIGGS, Leo Livingston→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active
GRIGGS, Leo Livingstone→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active
MYERS, James Leonard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
SENTER, Jennifer Anne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active
HOLLAND, Kim→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23