42 SOUTHWOOD AVENUE FREEHOLD LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13372015 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-03
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 May 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
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-24 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-14➕BOWER, Andy appointeddirector
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 42 SOUTHWOOD AVENUE FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2021-05-03➕COOPER, Linda Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-05-03➕PILLEY, Peter Vivian Alfred appointeddirector
- 2021-05-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andy Bower Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/09/2023 |
Peter Vivian Alfred Pilley Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/05/2021 |
Linda Margaret Cooper Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/05/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dennean Lorriane Linda Cooperceased 14/09/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
42a Southwood Avenue Southbourne
Bournemouth
BH6 3QB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
COOPER, Linda Margaret→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2021-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PILLEY, Peter Vivian Alfred→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2021-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-03