46 DUNTSHILL ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08666104 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-28
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 accountsCash
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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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-30➖BROWN, Beth Helen resigneddirector
- 2024-06-21➕SMITH, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 46 DUNTSHILL ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2013-08-28➕KRISHNA, Melissa Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-08-28➕BROWN, Beth Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Melissa Jane Krishna Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 28/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
2 Wainwright Street
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 4GJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KRISHNA, Melissa Jane→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Thomas David→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-06-21
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BROWN, Beth Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2025-04-30
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Recent filings (29 total)
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officers · AP01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-25