53 CATHCART ROAD LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14742971 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-06-01
    SEXTON, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  5. 2026-05-01
    GORDON, Philippa Jane resigned
    director
  6. 2026-05-01
    LEDIN, John resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 53 CATHCART ROAD LIMITED
  10. 2023-03-20
    DE GANAY, Antoine appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-20
    FAULKS, Scott Winston appointed
    director
  12. 2023-03-20
    GORDON, Philippa Jane appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-20
    LEDIN, John appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-23

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GORDON, Philippa Jane resigned 2026-05-01; LEDIN, John resigned 2026-05-01

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Flat 1 53 Cathcart Road
London
SW10 9DH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SEXTON, Emma Jane
secretary · appointed 2026-06-01
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Active
DE GANAY, Antoine
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-03-20
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Active
FAULKS, Scott Winston
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-20
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Active
GORDON, Philippa Jane
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-20 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
LEDIN, John
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-20 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-20