12 MANOR ROAD W3 FREEHOLD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09661929 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-29
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-31➕BHATT, Vikram Batukrai, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-08-31➖BHATT, Asha resigneddirector
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 MANOR ROAD W3 FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2015-06-29➕ECCLES, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2015-06-29➕BHATT, Asha 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 71 — 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 71 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Vikram Batukbhai Bhatt Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/08/2023 |
Mr Raymond Eccles Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Asha Bhattceased 31/08/2023· 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
Incorporated2015-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Top Floor Flat
12 Manor Road
London
W13 0JA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BHATT, Vikram Batukrai, Dr→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-08-31
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ECCLES, Raymond→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-29
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BHATT, Asha→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-06-29 · resigned 2023-08-31
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03