48 BALCOMBE STREET (FREEHOLD) LTD

🌳Matureactive
09785968 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-21
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,004
Very low cash
Cash position: £4
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4
~ YoY
Net Worth
£8k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£8.0k£8.0k
Cash£4£4
Net assets£8.0k£8.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-09
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-07-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-07-05
    ➕
    JOYNSON-ROMANZINA, Nia Bennett appointed
    director
  9. 2021-07-05
    ➖
    RAMUS, Kastur Kanji resigned
    director
  10. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-02
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  12. 2019-04-24
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  13. 2018-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-03
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-01-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 48 BALCOMBE STREET (FREEHOLD) LTD
  18. 2015-09-21
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    DOUGHTY, Anne Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-21
    ➕
    MERMAGEN, Sara Lynn Lloyd appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-21
    ➕
    STEPHEN, Dean Alexander Cruden appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-21
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    RAMUS, Kastur Kanji appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-21
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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 82 — 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 82 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
Incorporated2015-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Cornes Close
Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 5DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

DOUGHTY, Anne Louise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOYNSON-ROMANZINA, Nia Bennett→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERMAGEN, Sara Lynn Lloyd→
director · ~82y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHEN, Dean Alexander Cruden→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMUS, Kastur Kanji→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-09-21 · resigned 2021-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-02