4 ETHELBERT TERRACE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10952800 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-08
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 86). 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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-23➖COOK, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 ETHELBERT TERRACE LIMITED
- 2017-09-08➕COONEY, Emma appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➕WALSH, Marian appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➕COOK, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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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Emma Cooney Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 08/09/2017 |
Marian Walsh Individual · British · DOB 07/1940 · age 86 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/09/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ruth Cookceased 23/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
424 Margate Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT12 6SJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COONEY, Emma→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALSH, Marian→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2017-09-08
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COOK, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2023-11-23
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07