285 A & B CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09087971 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£330
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £330

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£330
Current Assets
£727
Current Liabilities
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£0£145£291£436£582£727Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£330—
Current assets£727—
Net assets£330—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    PELLEGRINO, Francesco appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-01
    ➖
    NOAKES, Claire resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-20
    ➖
    HOLFORD, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  11. 2021-07-20
    ➕
    NOAKES, Claire appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-07-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2018-03-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2017-09-03
    ➕
    HOLFORD, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    FORD, Emma Mei-Lin resigned
    director
  24. 2014-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 285 A & B CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD LIMITED
  25. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    STATHAM, Carl Louis appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    TOWNLEY, Kerry Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    FORD, Emma Mei-Lin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Ms Kerry Ann Townley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/07/2017
Mr Carl Louis Statham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/07/2017
Miss Claire Noakes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest20/07/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jacqueline Holfordceased 20/07/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Emma Mei-Lin Fordceased 11/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

269 Mackenzie Road Mackenzie Road
Beckenham
BR3 4SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PELLEGRINO, Francesco→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STATHAM, Carl Louis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNLEY, Kerry Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORD, Emma Mei-Lin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-06-16 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
HOLFORD, Jacqueline→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-09-03 · resigned 2021-07-20
Resigned
NOAKES, Claire→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-07-20 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-20