49 HALLAM STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01401442 · ltd · incorporated 1978-11-23

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒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

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.8y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (8 active, 29 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

156 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2024-12-24	2023-12-24
Average employees	600	700

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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officers · AP03
2025-10-07
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officers · TM02
2025-10-01
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SVOJSIKOVA, Helena Olga Julie appointed
secretary
2025-10-01
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RUSSELL-BLACKBURN, Gillian resigned
secretary
2025-06-23
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accounts · AA
2024-11-13
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officers · AP01
2024-11-13
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officers · AP01
2024-11-05
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DAVIES, Gillian Linda appointed
director
2024-11-05
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ELLIS, Hilary Susan appointed
director
2024-09-20
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officers · TM01
2024-09-19
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DAVIES, Gillian Linda resigned
director
2024-06-05
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accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
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DAVIES, Gillian Linda appointed
director
2023-10-03
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officers · TM01
2023-10-02
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REES, Robert Maitland resigned
director
2023-09-12
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accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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GLASS, Stephen Arnold resigned
director
2023-08-31
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officers · TM01
2022-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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RUSSELL-BLACKBURN, Gillian appointed
secretary
2022-06-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-20
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SHEARER, Mary Frances resigned
secretary
2022-04-07
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officers · AP01
2022-03-31
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BREWS, Adam Ben appointed
director
2021-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-23
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CROOK, Arnold Michael resigned
director
2021-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-15
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BAXTER, Joan Maureen resigned
director
2020-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-15
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BOURNE, Verity Anne resigned
director
2018-10-24
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REES, Robert Maitland appointed
director
2017-03-02
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SOANE, James William resigned
director
2015-12-01
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SOANE, James William appointed
director
2014-12-27
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SUMMERS, John Patrick resigned
director
2014-06-24
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RISSBROOK, Anthony Edward appointed
director
2012-10-25
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BAGHITOUSI, Mehdi appointed
director
2007-06-14
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SUMMERS, John Patrick appointed
director
2003-07-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2003-04-02
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GAMBLE, Cynthia Joan, Dr appointed
director
2001-12-05
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SHEARER, Mary Frances appointed
secretary
2001-11-06
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SWEET, Graham Francis resigned
secretary
2001-02-13
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HAILL, Peter John resigned
director
2000-10-31
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SWEET, Graham Francis appointed
secretary
2000-10-11
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FINN, Pamela Emille Howie resigned
secretary
1999-07-13
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SVOJSIKOVA, Helena Olga Julie appointed
director
1999-06-14
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LUCIA, Edna Mary resigned
director
1999-03-11
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BOURNE, Verity Anne resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1978-11-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

49 Hallam Street

The Management Office

London

W1W 6JW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last made up to: 2024-12-24

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06