STEPHEN COURT MANAGEMENT (SHORTLANDS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01266878 · ltd · incorporated 1976-07-05

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 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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

28 officers (4 active, 28 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

148 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

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-28	2023-09-28
Total assets	—	£1.5k
Net assets	—	£1.5k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-10-28
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accounts · AA
2025-10-28
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officers · TM02
2024-11-13
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-17
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-31
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DOTHIE, Simon resigned
secretary
2022-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
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REDFORD, Peter Nathan resigned
director
2020-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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officers · TM01
2020-03-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-30
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officers · AP01
2019-07-26
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WILLIAMS, Karen Louise appointed
director
2019-07-08
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SKELLY, Simon resigned
director
2019-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-08-14
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BEVIS, Adam resigned
director
2018-06-15
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TANCRED, Robert appointed
director
2015-02-10
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REDFORD, Peter Nathan appointed
director
2014-08-28
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HILL, Joan resigned
director
2014-07-23
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BEVIS, Adam appointed
director
2014-07-23
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SKELLY, Simon appointed
director
2014-05-02
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LWIN, Thandar resigned
director
2013-08-29
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ALMASI, Iraj resigned
director
2013-06-13
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CLARK, David Edward resigned
director
2012-05-15
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HAINES, Ashley John resigned
director
2010-03-03
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HASSAL, Susan Patricia appointed
director
2009-04-29
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ALMASI, Iraj appointed
director
2008-09-15
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HAINES, Ashley John appointed
director
2008-01-10
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LWIN, Thandar appointed
director
2007-12-18
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STANTON, Silvia resigned
director
2007-12-17
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PHILLIPS, Sheila resigned
director
2006-12-14
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HAYWARD, Karen Michelle resigned
director
2006-09-04
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HASSALL, Robert Reginald resigned
director
2003-04-23
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HAYWARD, Karen Michelle appointed
director
2002-05-21
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PHILLIPS, Sheila appointed
director
2001-11-01
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DOTHIE, Simon appointed
secretary
2001-10-31
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REYNOLDS, Linda Ann resigned
secretary
2001-10-28
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COMPTON, Diane resigned
director
2001-10-12
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COMPTON, Nigel resigned
director
2000-07-30
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COMPTON, Diane appointed
director
1999-05-04
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BOULTER, David resigned
secretary
1999-05-04
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REYNOLDS, Linda Ann appointed
secretary
1999-04-15
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BOULTER, David resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 62 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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1976-07-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Naval House

252a High Street

Bromley

Kent

BR1 1PG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-28

Last made up to: 2024-09-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-12

Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (4 active · 24 resigned)

HASSAL, Susan Patricia→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-03

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Active

SPENCER, Clare Margaret→

director · ~67y · appointed 1992-07-06

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Active

TANCRED, Robert→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-15

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Active

WILLIAMS, Karen Louise→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-07-26

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Active

BOULTER, David→

secretary · resigned 1999-05-04

Resigned

DOTHIE, Simon→

secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2023-03-31

Resigned

REYNOLDS, Linda Ann→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-04 · resigned 2001-10-31

Resigned

ALMASI, Iraj→

director · ~66y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2013-08-29

Resigned

BEVIS, Adam→

director · ~40y · appointed 2014-07-23 · resigned 2018-08-14

Resigned

BOULTER, David→

director · ~97y · resigned 1999-04-15

Resigned

CLARK, David Edward→

director · ~79y · resigned 2013-06-13

Resigned

COMPTON, Diane→

director · ~58y · appointed 2000-07-30 · resigned 2001-10-28

Resigned

COMPTON, Nigel→

director · ~58y · appointed 1994-06-17 · resigned 2001-10-12

Resigned

DILLEY, Richard James→

director · ~74y · resigned 1992-07-06

Resigned

HAINES, Ashley John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2012-05-15

Resigned

HASSALL, Robert Reginald→

director · ~103y · appointed 1993-10-25 · resigned 2006-09-04

Resigned

HAYWARD, Karen Michelle→

director · ~51y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2006-12-14

Resigned

HILL, Joan→

director · ~102y · appointed 1992-04-24 · resigned 2014-08-28

Resigned

HILL, John Armer→

director · ~103y · resigned 1992-04-23

Resigned

HOOKER, Hazel Margaret→

director · ~109y · resigned 1993-10-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (148 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-06

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accounts · AA

2025-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-28

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-11-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-11

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gazette · DISS40

2024-09-24

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gazette · GAZ1

2024-08-27

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gazette · DISS40

2024-01-17

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-01-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-15

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-10-27

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-08-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-05