CASTLESTEAD (PATELEY BRIDGE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive
00694808 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1961-06-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
26 officers (6 active, 26 linked, 21 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-292024-09-29
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
    MORPHET, Elisabeth Jean resigned
    director
  2. 2026-06-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-24
    SMITHSON, Jonathan William appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-15
    HILDRED, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
    director
  8. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-10-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2024-10-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2024-10-21
    HOLMES, Abigail appointed
    secretary
  14. 2024-10-21
    WING, Jennifer Anne resigned
    secretary
  15. 2024-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-04-12
    BOULTON, Martin William appointed
    director
  17. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-11-16
    SOUTH, Alexander David resigned
    director
  21. 2022-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-05-23
    HILDRED, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2022-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-05-13
    TAYLOR, Steven Trafford resigned
    director
  25. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-03-22
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  27. 2021-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2021-01-14
    HOLMES, Arun James appointed
    director
  30. 2021-01-07
    JANNOO, Saleem Edward resigned
    secretary
  31. 2021-01-07
    WING, Jennifer Anne appointed
    secretary
  32. 2021-01-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  33. 2020-01-14
    JANNOO, Saleem Edward resigned
    director
  34. 2018-10-10
    EGGLETON, David Alan Barnett resigned
    director
  35. 2018-10-10
    TAYLOR, Steven Trafford appointed
    director
  36. 2017-01-18
    WING, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  37. 2016-11-22
    SOUTH, Susan Mary resigned
    director
  38. 2011-07-06
    JANNOO, Saleem Edward appointed
    secretary
  39. 2011-07-06
    SOUTH, Alexander David resigned
    secretary
  40. 2011-07-06
    CARTER, Thomas Edward resigned
    director
  41. 2011-07-06
    JANNOO, Saleem Edward appointed
    director
  42. 2005-11-09
    CARTER, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  43. 2005-08-30
    MUSTARD, Anneliese resigned
    director
  44. 2002-09-26
    EGGLETON, David Alan Barnett appointed
    director
  45. 2002-09-26
    MUSTARD, Anneliese appointed
    director
  46. 2002-05-31
    JONES, Phyllis Mary resigned
    director
  47. 2002-05-31
    ONSLOW, Richard Douglas Loftus resigned
    director
  48. 2001-11-30
    WALKER, Patricia Dorothy resigned
    director
  49. 2000-09-28
    ONSLOW, Richard Douglas Loftus appointed
    director
  50. 1999-11-14
    ONSLOW, Elisabeth resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 61 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HILDRED, Rachel Elizabeth resigned 2025-09-15; MORPHET, Elisabeth Jean resigned 2026-06-22

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1961-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 3 Castlestead
Pateley Bridge
Harrogate
HG3 5QF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (6 active · 20 resigned)

HOLMES, Abigail
secretary · appointed 2024-10-21
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Active
BOULTON, Martin William
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-04-12
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Active
HOLMES, Arun James
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-14
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Active
MORPHET, Paul Gregory
director · ~75y · appointed 1994-05-26
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Active
SMITHSON, Jonathan William
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-11-24
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Active
WING, Jennifer Anne
director · ~77y · appointed 2017-01-18
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Active
DENNISON, George William
secretary · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned
JANNOO, Saleem Edward
secretary · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2021-01-07
Resigned
SOUTH, Alexander David
secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2011-07-06
Resigned
WING, Jennifer Anne
secretary · appointed 2021-01-07 · resigned 2024-10-21
Resigned
CARTER, Thomas Edward
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2011-07-06
Resigned
DEAN, Donald
director · ~99y · resigned 1994-03-31
Resigned
EGGLETON, David Alan Barnett
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2018-10-10
Resigned
HILDRED, Rachel Elizabeth
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-23 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned
HIRST, Irene Georgette Louise
director · ~124y · resigned 1994-06-16
Resigned
JANNOO, Saleem Edward
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2020-01-14
Resigned
JONES, Phyllis Mary
director · ~113y · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
MORPHET, Elisabeth Jean
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-04-02 · resigned 2026-06-22
Resigned
MUSTARD, Anneliese
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2005-08-30
Resigned
OGDEN, Joan
director · ~82y · appointed 1992-07-30 · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (127 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22