14 EAST SHRUBBERY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01233616 · ltd · incorporated 1975-11-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-27➕DEAS, Lyn appointeddirector
- 2010-01-03➖JAMES, Joan Ida resigneddirector
- 1995-12-23➖KEANE, Rowena Lesley resignedsecretary
- 1995-12-23➖KEANE, Rowena Lesley resigneddirector
- 1995-12-21➕WALLER, Richard Edwin appointedsecretary
- 1995-12-21➕JAMES, Joan Ida appointeddirector
- 1993-11-26➕HEMBURY, Nicholas Paul appointeddirector
- 1993-11-26➖DUNSTAN, David William resigneddirector
- 1975-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 EAST SHRUBBERY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas Paul Hembury Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Richard Edwin Waller Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lyn Deas Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1975-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
14 East Shrubbery
Redland
Bristol
BS6 6SX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
WALLER, Richard Edwin→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-12-21
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Active
HEMBURY, Nicholas Paul→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1993-11-26
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Active
KEANE, Rowena Lesley→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-12-23
DUNSTAN, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 1993-11-26
JAMES, Joan Ida→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · appointed 1995-12-21 · resigned 2010-01-03
KEANE, Rowena Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1995-12-23
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Recent filings (87 total)
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2025-09-22
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2024-11-12
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2024-09-27
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2023-11-03
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2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-11-01
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2022-09-13
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2021-11-25
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2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-11-24
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2020-09-17
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2019-09-19
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2019-09-17
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2018-12-05