15, 16 AND 17 PORTLAND PLACE KEMPTOWN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01409948 · ltd · incorporated 1979-01-17

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£8.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (6 active, 27 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,850

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

Current Assets

£12k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£10.0k
Current assets	£11.7k
Net assets	£8.8k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-03-22
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2025-03-20
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2025-03-20
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2024-12-29
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2024-03-28
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2023-12-29
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2023-03-28
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2022-11-08
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2022-11-08
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2022-01-20
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2022-01-19
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JONES, Catherine Jane Eleri appointed
director
2022-01-19
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SPRUELL, Timothy Tristan, Dr appointed
director
2021-12-31
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2019-12-31
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2018-12-17
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2018-10-06
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2018-08-01
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2018-08-01
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2013-05-24
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ALLAWAY, Sandi resigned
director
2012-01-24
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ETHERINGTON, Sarah appointed
director
2011-08-12
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WRIGHT, Gemma resigned
director
2008-08-31
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PEACHEY, Lucy resigned
director
2007-07-20
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MALLINSON, Susan Lynne appointed
secretary
2007-07-20
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MALLINSON, Susan Lynne appointed
director
2007-07-20
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BENTINCK, Louise Helen, Baroness resigned
secretary
2007-07-20
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BENTINCK, Louise Helen, Baroness resigned
director
2006-07-12
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KEEL, Melanie, Doctor appointed
director
2006-07-12
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PEACHEY, Lucy appointed
director
2006-07-12
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WRIGHT, Gemma appointed
director
2006-03-03
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PARRY, David Anthony resigned
director
2006-02-23
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ROBINSON, Peter resigned
director
2004-12-20
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CARTER, Jamieson John Barnaby, Dr resigned
director
2004-12-20
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MORRISON, Tabitha Mae, Dr resigned
director
2004-02-13
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VALERIO, Jane resigned
director
2000-09-06
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CARTER, Jamieson John Barnaby, Dr appointed
director
2000-09-06
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MORRISON, Tabitha Mae, Dr appointed
director
2000-02-23
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VALERIO, Jane appointed
director
1999-10-13
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ALLAWAY, Sandi resigned
secretary
1999-10-13
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BENTINCK, Louise Helen, Baroness appointed
secretary
1999-10-13
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COLE, Gerald Anthony resigned
director
1999-10-13
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WILKINS, Brian resigned
director
1997-10-29
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ALLAWAY, Sandi appointed
secretary
1997-10-29
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ROUSE, Elizabeth Anne resigned
secretary
1997-10-29
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ALLAWAY, Sandi appointed
director
1997-10-29
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BENTINCK, Louise Helen, Baroness appointed
director
1997-10-29
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ROBINSON, Peter appointed
director
1997-10-29
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ROUSE, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
1996-08-20
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BURNETT, Paul Ronald 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Duke's Passage

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 1BS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-27

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-01OVERDUE

Last: 2024-12-18