1 DOCK STREET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04912184 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-25
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 22.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,139,092
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£228k£456k£683k£911k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.14M£977.1k
Current assets£20.5k£44.7k
Cash£17.8k£17.9k
Debtors£2.7k£26.8k
Net assets£1.14M£977.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-01-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-12-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2019-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-12-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2007-12-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  21. 2005-12-09
    ➕
    MORGAN, Rachel Janet appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-12-09
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    BARRACLOUGH, Deborah Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2003-10-07
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    LENTON, Nigel Wade appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    MORGAN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    BARRACLOUGH, Deborah Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-07
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-07
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 DOCK STREET LIMITED
  30. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-09-25
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Nigel Wade Lenton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Studio
32 The Calls
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS2 7EW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MORGAN, Rachel Janet→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LENTON, Nigel Wade→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Jonathan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRACLOUGH, Deborah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-07 · resigned 2005-12-09
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2003-10-07
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2003-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Legal mortgage1 property27/12/200709/01/2023
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/12/200317/12/2011

Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-22