ST JOHN'S COURT MANAGEMENT (SOUTH SHIELDS) LIMITED

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01163284 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1974-03-15

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

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

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (9 active, 25 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

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	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
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KIRTON, Ian appointed
director
2025-11-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-11
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WESTALL, Nicholas Gray appointed
director
2025-03-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-01
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BELL, Ian resigned
director
2025-01-28
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WINSHIP, Marion resigned
director
2025-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
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HANDY, Mathew Robert resigned
director
2023-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-16
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POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-01-16
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CHAKRABARTI, David James resigned
secretary
2020-01-16
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-01-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-11-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-04
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HANDY, Mathew Robert appointed
director
2019-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-02
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SHOVELIN, Somsorn appointed
director
2019-09-12
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RANDALL, John appointed
director
2019-09-12
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TATE, Samanatha appointed
director
2019-09-12
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CHAKRABARTI, David James appointed
secretary
2019-09-12
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HANDY, David resigned
secretary
2019-09-12
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HANDY, David resigned
director
2015-01-06
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FRIER, William resigned
director
2014-02-04
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SHOVELIN, Terence resigned
director
2009-04-27
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BURROUGH, Daniel Robert appointed
director
2009-04-01
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BALLS, Kathleen resigned
director
2004-03-22
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HANDY, David appointed
secretary
2004-03-22
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WINSHIP, Marion resigned
secretary
2004-03-22
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LEASK, Richard Andrew resigned
director
2000-06-30
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BALLS, Kathleen appointed
director
2000-06-29
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OLIVER, Douglas resigned
director
2000-05-11
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HANDY, David appointed
director
2000-05-10
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TURNBULL, Geoffrey William resigned
director
1998-11-22
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BELL, Ian appointed
director
1998-03-20
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BELL, George resigned
director
1994-02-24
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COTTERILL, Ellen resigned
director
1994-02-24
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SHOVELIN, Terence appointed
director
1993-12-01
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CHAKRABARTI, David James appointed
director
1993-10-22
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CHAKRABARTI, Lilian resigned
director
1974-03-15
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Company incorporated
As ST JOHN'S COURT MANAGEMENT (SOUTH SHIELDS) LIMITED

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1974-03-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

South Shields Business Works

Henry Robson Way

South Shields

NE33 1RF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22