34 KNOLL ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09427231 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-06
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15➕KYLE, John William appointeddirector
- 2023-05-15➖ROOME, Phillippa Alice resigneddirector
- 2023-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-17➕ROOME, Phillippa Alice appointeddirector
- 2019-07-30➖HUGHES, Nicholas David resigneddirector
- 2015-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 34 KNOLL ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2015-02-06➕VINCE, Barrie appointeddirector
- 2015-02-06➕HUGHES, Nicholas David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 93 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Phillippa Alice Roome Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/07/2019 |
Mr John William Kyle Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/07/2019 |
Mr Barrie Vince Individual · British · DOB 11/1933 · age 93 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nicholas David Hughesceased 30/07/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
34 Knoll Road
London
SW18 2DF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
KYLE, John William→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VINCE, Barrie→
Activedirector · ~93y · appointed 2015-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Nicholas David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-02-06 · resigned 2019-07-30
ROOME, Phillippa Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-08-17 · resigned 2023-05-15
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-27