10-16 ESSEX ROAD LONDON N1 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03413801 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-04
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 98000Residents property management
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 2 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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12➖LOW, Katherina Petricia resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-02-12➕MANNERS, Elizabeth Mary appointeddirector
- 2015-02-12➕RIVERS, Sian Elisabeth Uffen appointeddirector
- 2015-02-12➖LOW, Katherina Petricia resigneddirector
- 2004-10-19➖HASSALL, Emma Louise resigneddirector
- 2003-09-20➕HASSALL, Nicholas Owen appointeddirector
- 2002-06-26➖HAY-SMITH, Graham Richard resigneddirector
- 2001-08-09➕LOW, Katherina Petricia appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-09➖WILSON, Christoher Paul resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-09➕LOW, Katherina Petricia appointeddirector
- 2001-08-09➖WILSON, Christopher Paul, Dr resigneddirector
- 1999-02-25➕LAKHANI, Pravina Subhash appointeddirector
- 1997-10-20➕HAY-SMITH, Graham Richard appointeddirector
- 1997-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 10-16 ESSEX ROAD LONDON N1 LIMITED
- 1997-08-04➕WILSON, Christoher Paul appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-04➕BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-04➖BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-04➕HASSALL, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 1997-08-04➕WILSON, Christopher Paul, Dr appointeddirector
- 1997-08-04➕BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-08-04➖BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 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 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Pravina Subhash Lakhani Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
7 Eversley Crescent
London
N21 1EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
HASSALL, Nicholas Owen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-20
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LAKHANI, Pravina Subhash→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-02-25
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MANNERS, Elizabeth Mary→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-02-12
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RIVERS, Sian Elisabeth Uffen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOW, Katherina Petricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-09 · resigned 2025-11-12
WILSON, Christoher Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-04 · resigned 2001-08-09
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-04 · resigned 1997-08-04
HASSALL, Emma Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1997-08-04 · resigned 2004-10-19
HAY-SMITH, Graham Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 2002-06-26
LOW, Katherina Petricia→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2001-08-09 · resigned 2015-02-12
WILSON, Christopher Paul, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-08-04 · resigned 2001-08-09
BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-04 · resigned 1997-08-04
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Recent filings (80 total)
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2025-11-12
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2025-08-18
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2024-09-30
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2024-05-29
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2023-08-21
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2023-05-19
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2022-07-20
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address · AD01
2022-07-13
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2022-05-30
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2021-08-13
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2021-05-24
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2020-08-10
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