24-25 LAUREL CLOSE (FREEHOLD) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12554882 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-14➕WARDER, Fabianne Lucie appointeddirector
- 2022-02-14➖SCHIEFERSTEINER, Christina resigneddirector
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 24-25 LAUREL CLOSE (FREEHOLD) LTD
- 2020-04-14➕BAMFORD, Elaine Roberta appointeddirector
- 2020-04-14➕SCHIEFERSTEINER, Christina appointeddirector
- 2020-04-14📄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 74 — 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 74 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Elaine Roberta Bamford Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Christina Schiefersteinerceased 14/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2020-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
24 Laurel Close
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 2EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BAMFORD, Elaine Roberta→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARDER, Fabianne Lucie→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCHIEFERSTEINER, Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2020-04-14 · resigned 2022-02-14
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04