9 WEST STREET LTD.
🌳Matureactive
10053994 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-09
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,905
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 182% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.9k | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £10.3k | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £1.9k | £1.9k |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-24📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-01➖WHITE, Ella resigneddirector
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-21➕BATES, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01➖RANGELEY, Ingrid Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2020-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-28➕WHITE, Ella appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26➖HILL-SMITH, Charles Edmund Richard resigneddirector
- 2019-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-02➕HILL-SMITH, Charles Edmund Richard appointeddirector
- 2017-04-18➕RANGELEY, Ingrid Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-03-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 9 WEST STREET LTD.
- 2016-03-09➕DONALDSON, Jenny Stella 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 78 — 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 78 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jennifer Stella Donaldson Individual · British · DOB 02/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/02/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
9 West Street
Ashburton
Devon
TQ13 7DT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BATES, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONALDSON, Jenny Stella→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2016-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL-SMITH, Charles Edmund Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2017-11-02 · resigned 2020-02-26
RANGELEY, Ingrid Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-04-18 · resigned 2020-04-01
WHITE, Ella→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2025-09-01
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Recent filings (29 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15