1/2 THE PARAGON FLAT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01450920 · ltd · incorporated 1979-09-27
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 86). 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 (68/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,502
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,083 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.5k£8.6k
Current assets£3.9k£8.0k
Net assets£4.5k£8.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-01-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-05-31
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    MARS, Lynn resigned
    director
  18. 2010-12-14
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    MARS, Lynn appointed
    director
  19. 2010-02-02
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    SHAW, Carolyn Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-02-02
    ➖
    MATTIN, Jacqueline Hope resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-05-27
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    MATTIN, Reginald Brian resigned
    director
  22. 2005-02-01
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    SHAW, Carolyn Jane appointed
    director
  23. 1993-09-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Timothy resigned
    director
  24. 1979-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 1/2 THE PARAGON FLAT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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: 2025-11-22

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Hadley
West Monkton
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-22OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SHAW, Carolyn Jane→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTIN, Jacqueline Hope→
director · ~86y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Carolyn Jane→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTIN, Jacqueline Hope→
secretary · resigned 2010-02-02
Resigned
CLARK, Timothy→
director · ~57y · resigned 1993-09-01
Resigned
MARS, Lynn→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2012-05-31
Resigned
MATTIN, Reginald Brian→
director · ~102y · resigned 2007-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02