31 EARDLEY CRESCENT FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED

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08650881 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-14
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-12
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    BATTRICK, Michael David resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-02-05
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    FRENCH, Deepali appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-05
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    FRENCH, Colin Graham resigned
    director
  15. 2019-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 31 EARDLEY CRESCENT FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2013-08-14
    ➕
    COSTELLO, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-14
    ➕
    BATTRICK, Michael David appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-14
    ➕
    FRENCH, Colin Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Ground Floor Flat
31 Eardley Crescent
London
SW5 9JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COSTELLO, Peter Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRENCH, Deepali→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATTRICK, Michael David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-14 · resigned 2026-02-12
Resigned
FRENCH, Colin Graham→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-08-14 · resigned 2019-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-30