17 ST. JAMES STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01945932 · ltd · incorporated 1985-09-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,199
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,580 YoY
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£44k£59k£74kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£47.9k£59.9k
Current assets£74.0k£52.8k
Cash£55.3k£40.6k
Debtors£7.1k£4.6k
Net assets£1.2k£25.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-08
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-05
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    capital · SH08
  10. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-09-11
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    RADFORD, Peter appointed
    director
  15. 2018-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-08-23
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    FEE, Timothy James resigned
    director
  17. 2018-08-23
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    MESSIAS, Darren resigned
    director
  18. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-04-16
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    HALL, Robert Keith resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-11
    ➕
    RADFORD, Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2006-02-01
    ➕
    MESSIAS, Darren appointed
    director
  22. 2002-09-16
    ➖
    FEE, Elaine Susan resigned
    director
  23. 2000-04-06
    ➖
    BROWN, Jill Valerie resigned
    director
  24. 2000-04-06
    ➕
    FEE, Elaine Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2000-04-06
    ➕
    FEE, Timothy James appointed
    director
  26. 2000-04-06
    ➖
    HALL, Keith James resigned
    director
  27. 2000-04-06
    ➖
    HALL, Robert Keith resigned
    director
  28. 1985-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 ST. JAMES STREET LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Louise Radford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy James Feeceased 01/11/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1985-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

7 Apex House Park Lane Business Centre
Basford
Nottingham
NG6 0DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

RADFORD, Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RADFORD, Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Robert Keith→
secretary · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
BROWN, Jill Valerie→
director · ~78y · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
FEE, Elaine Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2002-09-16
Resigned
FEE, Timothy James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned
HALL, Keith James→
director · ~105y · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
HALL, Robert Keith→
director · ~82y · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
MESSIAS, Darren→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05