LEWIS & ROWDEN LIMITED

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16065517 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-11
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-04-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-11-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LEWIS & ROWDEN LIMITED
  7. 2024-11-07
    QUINNELL, Charlotte Amy Anna appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-07
    QUINNELL, George Nicholas appointed
    director
  9. 2024-11-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — QUINNELL, Charlotte Amy Anna (same surname) appointed 2024-11-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Charlotte Amy Anna Quinnell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 Lower Brook St
Teignmouth
TQ14 8HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

QUINNELL, Charlotte Amy Anna
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active
QUINNELL, George Nicholas
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-07