23 WILTON CRESCENT FREEHOLD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14566804 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-03
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
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | — |
| Current assets | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £4 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-04➕BRUCE-GARDNER, Edwin Charles appointeddirector
- 2026-02-02➖BRUCE-GARDNER, Edwin Charles resigneddirector
- 2026-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 23 WILTON CRESCENT FREEHOLD LTD
- 2023-01-03➕BRUCE-GARDNER, Robin Digby appointedsecretary
- 2023-01-03➕MARTIN, Ursula appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03➕BRUCE-GARDNER, Edwin Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03📄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 91 — 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 91 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Holding company · SO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-29 OVINGTON GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 10366250 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 28-34 DARLINGTON GARDENS SOUTHAMPTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11251770 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 29-67 CARPATHIA DRIVE RTM COMPANY LTD→ 13915985 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3 AND 4 CLIFTON TERRACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16125942 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 32/34 STOCKWELL PARK CRESCENT LIMITED→ 02535126 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| 34 CONNAUGHT AVENUE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED→ 04092024 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 35/37 CROHAM ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 05674026 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 365 SECURE IT LIMITED→ 14442638 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 37 FORTESS ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 13311891 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 38-44 TOWER STREET WINCHESTER LIMITED→ 03873857 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 3R HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 10533835 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 4 MARKHAM ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 13404074 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Rowdens Farm House Bunny Lane
Sherfield English
Romsey
SO51 6FT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BRUCE-GARDNER, Robin Digby→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUCE-GARDNER, Edwin Charles→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2026-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Ursula→
Activedirector · ~91y · appointed 2023-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUCE-GARDNER, Edwin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-01-03 · resigned 2026-02-02
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-03