1 VILLAS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09147866 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1000

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-21
    ➕
    DUNAEVA, Irina appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-21
    ➕
    DURAND, Jean-Etienne appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-11-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    GILGENKRANTZ, Thierry Georges Lucien appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    GILGENKRANTZ, Thierry Georges Lucien appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-04
    ➖
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-08-04
    ➖
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  23. 2014-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 VILLAS LIMITED
  24. 2014-07-25
    ➕
    CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2014-07-25
    ➕
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart 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 58 — 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 58. 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
Mrs Irina Dunaeva
Individual · Russian · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/10/2016
Mr Philippe Barnet
Individual · French · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/10/2016
Mr Thierry Gilgenkrantz
Individual · French · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor Berkeley Square House
London
W1J 6BD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GILGENKRANTZ, Thierry Georges Lucien→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNAEVA, Irina→
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURAND, Jean-Etienne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILGENKRANTZ, Thierry Georges Lucien→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2014-08-04
Resigned
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2014-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17