178 STANHOPE ROAD LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13791000 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-12-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 178 STANHOPE ROAD LIMITED
- 2021-12-09➕MAPP, Paul Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2021-12-09➕QURESHI, Adam appointeddirector
- 2021-12-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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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Paul Lawrence Mapp Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 09/12/2021 |
Adam Qureshi Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 09/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18A-18F ENFIELD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 16816421 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 RED CORVETTE LIMITED→ 14268420 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1X2 NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16850680 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 ALBERT ROAD (DOVER) LIMITED→ 14550879 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2-6 BRISCOE ROAD FREEHOLD LTD→ 15471251 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 20 MERTON HALL ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 09820982 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 20-22 BALLS POND ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 15093656 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2026 GROUP LTD→ 15312235 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 21 - 31 HILL STREET RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 15322324 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 21 DEVONSHIRE ROAD (HATCH END) RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 05863387 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 22 MARLBOROUGH ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 07466424 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 22 WTR FREEHOLD LTD→ 07507497 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
14 Patmore Close
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 2PY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MAPP, Paul Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-12-09
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QURESHI, Adam→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-12-09
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-09