51 FRANCES ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01447533 · ltd · incorporated 1979-09-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-10-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-05-23
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2022-04-20
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    PENRICE, Victoria Margaret resigned
    director
  11. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-04-23
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    STEELE, Martyn resigned
    director
  14. 2021-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-09-11
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    MUNRO, Angus James resigned
    director
  18. 2020-09-01
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    MUNRO, Susan appointed
    director
  19. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2018-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-09-01
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    STEWART, Eve appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-31
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    CALDWELL, Raymond Ernest resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-08-31
    ➖
    CALDWELL, Raymond Ernest resigned
    director
  25. 2008-04-15
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    MATTHEWS, Stephen Philip Perry resigned
    director
  26. 2008-04-15
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    MUNRO, Angus James appointed
    director
  27. 2008-04-15
    ➖
    RAWLINS, Emma resigned
    director
  28. 2008-04-15
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    STEELE, Martyn appointed
    director
  29. 2004-11-19
    ➕
    RAWLINS, Emma appointed
    director
  30. 2004-11-19
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    SMITH, Beverley Susannah resigned
    director
  31. 2000-03-10
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    HEMBURY, Stuart Francis resigned
    director
  32. 2000-03-10
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    PENRICE, Victoria Margaret appointed
    director
  33. 1996-09-23
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    HEMBURY, Stuart Francis appointed
    director
  34. 1996-02-01
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    TILT, Nicola resigned
    director
  35. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Beverley Susannah appointed
    director
  36. 1995-04-10
    ➖
    WHEELER, Margaret resigned
    director
  37. 1994-04-27
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Stephen Philip Perry appointed
    director
  38. 1994-04-27
    ➖
    SPITERI, Stephen Miles resigned
    director
  39. 1993-09-30
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Paul Julian resigned
    secretary
  40. 1992-09-13
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Paul Julian resigned
    director
  41. 1992-08-05
    ➕
    TILT, Nicola appointed
    director
  42. 1992-05-22
    ➖
    CASHMAN, James Charles resigned
    director
  43. 1992-05-22
    ➕
    WHEELER, Margaret appointed
    director
  44. 1979-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 51 FRANCES ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Eve Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Raymond Ernest Caldwellceased 31/08/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

"Trebartha"
51 Frances Road
Windsor, Berks
SL4 3AQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

MUNRO, Susan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Eve→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREWS, Paul Julian→
secretary · resigned 1993-09-30
Resigned
CALDWELL, Raymond Ernest→
secretary · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned
ANDREWS, Paul Julian→
director · ~63y · resigned 1992-09-13
Resigned
CALDWELL, Raymond Ernest→
director · ~88y · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned
CASHMAN, James Charles→
director · ~70y · resigned 1992-05-22
Resigned
HEMBURY, Stuart Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-09-23 · resigned 2000-03-10
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Stephen Philip Perry→
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-04-27 · resigned 2008-04-15
Resigned
MUNRO, Angus James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-04-15 · resigned 2020-09-11
Resigned
PENRICE, Victoria Margaret→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2022-04-20
Resigned
RAWLINS, Emma→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-11-19 · resigned 2008-04-15
Resigned
SMITH, Beverley Susannah→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 2004-11-19
Resigned
SPITERI, Stephen Miles→
director · ~66y · resigned 1994-04-27
Resigned
STEELE, Martyn→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-04-15 · resigned 2021-04-23
Resigned
TILT, Nicola→
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-08-05 · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned
WHEELER, Margaret→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-05-22 · resigned 1995-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-23
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02