10 DURHAM TERRACE FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09323304 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-07-14
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    ELLINGWORTH, Amanda Patricia appointed
    director
  11. 2024-07-14
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    FITOUSSI, Bertrand appointed
    director
  12. 2024-07-14
    ➖
    ELLINGWORTH, Charles Vincent resigned
    director
  13. 2024-07-14
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    ZAMUNER, Stefano resigned
    director
  14. 2024-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2024-05-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-09-15
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    MORRIS, Mary Celia appointed
    director
  18. 2023-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-06-08
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    GUINNESS, Hector Erskine Patrick resigned
    director
  27. 2021-03-26
    ➕
    ELLINGWORTH, Charles appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-01-01
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    STARDATA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2014-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 10 DURHAM TERRACE FREEHOLD LIMITED
  30. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    STARDATA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    ELLINGWORTH, Charles Vincent appointed
    director
  32. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    GUINNESS, Hector Erskine Patrick appointed
    director
  33. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    ZAMUNER, Stefano appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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 Mary Celia Morris
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/07/2024
Bertrand Fitoussi
Individual · French · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/07/2024
Ms Amanda Patricia Ellingworth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/12/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Hector Erskine Patrick Guinnessceased 14/07/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Stefano Zamunerceased 14/07/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Charles Vincent Ellingworthceased 22/12/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

42-44, Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ELLINGWORTH, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-26
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Active
ELLINGWORTH, Amanda Patricia→
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-07-14
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Active
FITOUSSI, Bertrand→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Mary Celia→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STARDATA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
ELLINGWORTH, Charles Vincent→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2024-07-14
Resigned
GUINNESS, Hector Erskine Patrick→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2021-06-08
Resigned
ZAMUNER, Stefano→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2024-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16