14 ATHERFOLD ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09378710 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-08
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
£97.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £97,265
Net assets shrinking
Down £217 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£97k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£39k£58k£78k£97kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£97.3k£97.5k
Current assets£9.1k£9.3k
Net assets£97.3k£97.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-01
    ➖
    BOYD, Ian James resigned
    director
  7. 2022-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Geoffrey Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  14. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Geoffrey Kenneth appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-12-15
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    MCWHIRTER, Ross appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 ATHERFOLD ROAD LIMITED
  22. 2015-01-08
    ➕
    BOYD, Ian James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Geoffrey Kenneth Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian James Boydceased 01/03/2022· 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
Incorporated2015-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

43 Burgess Wood Road South
Beaconsfield
Bucks
HP9 1EL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HUTCHINSON, Geoffrey Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
HUTCHINSON, Geoffrey Kenneth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
MCWHIRTER, Ross→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-12-15
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Active
BOYD, Ian James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-01-08 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-22