137 SOUTHWOOD LANE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

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09264415 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-18
    ➕
    RODGERS, Gavin John appointed
    director
  7. 2021-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-01-05
    ➖
    WOODS, Paul John resigned
    director
  10. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2016-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 137 SOUTHWOOD LANE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  18. 2014-10-15
    ➕
    BURZA, Sabina Nadir appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-15
    ➕
    DE SOUZA, Conception Fillu appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-15
    ➕
    YOUNG, Robert Graeme Meeres appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-15
    ➕
    WOODS, Paul John appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

St Martins House Church Lane
Preston
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 7TP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BURZA, Sabina Nadir→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE SOUZA, Conception Fillu→
director · ~89y · appointed 2014-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODGERS, Gavin John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-01-18
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Active
YOUNG, Robert Graeme Meeres→
director · ~86y · appointed 2014-10-15
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Active
WOODS, Paul John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-15 · resigned 2021-01-05
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-17