127 SUMATRA ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01306787 · ltd · incorporated 1977-04-04
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
£21.4k
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
24 officers (4 active, 24 linked, 16 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
140 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,445
Net assets shrinking
Down £692 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£21.4k£22.1k
Current assets£2.7k£23.0k
Cash£2.3k£13.6k
Debtors£417£9.4k
Net assets£21.4k£22.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-21
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  3. 2024-01-03
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  4. 2023-09-26
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  5. 2023-06-16
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  6. 2022-06-28
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  7. 2022-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2021-01-05
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-12-15
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    JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-10
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    JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita resigned
    director
  14. 2020-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  16. 2020-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  17. 2019-06-25
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  18. 2018-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-05
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    SMITH, Sean Leigh appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-25
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    LUNG, Josephine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-01-25
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    LUNG, Josephine resigned
    director
  22. 2015-06-08
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    BOWRING, Joanna Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2012-08-06
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    ROBINSON, Jennifer resigned
    director
  24. 2009-10-01
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    JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita resigned
    secretary
  25. 2009-10-01
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    LUNG, Josephine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-04-20
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    BRICKLEY, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-04-20
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    BRICKLEY, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  28. 2007-04-20
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    ROBINSON, Jennifer appointed
    director
  29. 2004-08-22
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    BRICKLEY, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  30. 2003-12-19
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    KAYE, Elliott James resigned
    director
  31. 2003-12-19
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    LUNG, Josephine appointed
    director
  32. 2003-08-22
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    BRICKLEY, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-08-22
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    JAUIRWA, Anna Anita resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-08-22
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    KOHLI, Sharmila resigned
    director
  35. 2003-02-18
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    AFIA, Judith Elaine appointed
    director
  36. 2003-02-18
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    GRIFFITHS, Kathryn Anne resigned
    director
  37. 2001-04-03
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    JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-04-03
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    KAYE, Elliott James appointed
    director
  39. 2001-04-03
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    RAINBIRD, Christie Rosalind resigned
    director
  40. 2001-02-23
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    GRIFFITHS, Kathryn Anne resigned
    secretary
  41. 2001-02-22
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    JAUIRWA, Anna Anita appointed
    secretary
  42. 2001-02-22
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    KEMBERY, John Colin resigned
    director
  43. 2000-02-22
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    KOHLI, Sharmila appointed
    director
  44. 1999-10-04
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    GRIFFITHS, Kathryn Anne appointed
    secretary
  45. 1999-10-04
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    RAINBIRD, Christie Rosalind resigned
    secretary
  46. 1998-05-22
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    CHESSER, Richard James resigned
    director
  47. 1998-05-22
    ➕
    JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita appointed
    director
  48. 1997-09-20
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    KEMBERY, John Colin resigned
    secretary
  49. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    RAINBIRD, Christie Rosalind appointed
    secretary
  50. 1996-07-05
    ➖
    PAYNE, Margaret Anne resigned
    director
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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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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
Incorporated1977-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

809 Salisbury House 29 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7AQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 20 resigned)

AFIA, Judith Elaine→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWRING, Joanna Mary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Sean Leigh→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRICKLEY, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-22 · resigned 2007-04-20
Resigned
CHESSER, Richard James→
secretary · resigned 1995-11-22
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Kathryn Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-04 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned
JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
JAUIRWA, Anna Anita→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-22 · resigned 2003-08-22
Resigned
KEMBERY, John Colin→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-22 · resigned 1997-09-20
Resigned
LUNG, Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2016-01-25
Resigned
RAINBIRD, Christie Rosalind→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 1999-10-04
Resigned
BRICKLEY, Jacqueline→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-08-22 · resigned 2007-04-20
Resigned
CHESSER, Richard James→
director · ~68y · resigned 1998-05-22
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Kathryn Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-04-09 · resigned 2003-02-18
Resigned
JAKIMOVA, Anna Anita→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-05-22 · resigned 2020-12-10
Resigned
KAYE, Elliott James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
KEMBERY, John Colin→
director · ~66y · resigned 2001-02-22
Resigned
KOHLI, Sharmila→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-02-22 · resigned 2003-08-22
Resigned
LUNG, Josephine→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2016-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (140 total)

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2025-08-25
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accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-05