17-18 MIDDLE MARKET ROAD LIMITED

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14385880 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-07-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-10-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 17-18 MIDDLE MARKET ROAD LIMITED
  9. 2022-09-29
    FOTI, Demitrios Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Linda Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Linda Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
17-18 MIDDLE MARKET ROAD LIMITED
This company · 14385880

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Linda Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/09/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

39 Rectory Close
Ashington
RH20 3LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FOTI, Demitrios Michael
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-09-29
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-29