11 SOMERSET STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01511659 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-08-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 79/100 (strong), 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 (56/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-01-24
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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BROOK, Max Joseph appointed
director
2025-12-19
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officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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officers · AP03
2025-12-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-16
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officers · TM02
2025-12-15
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HOPE-STONE BELL, Tom appointed
secretary
2025-12-15
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O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine resigned
secretary
2025-12-15
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O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine resigned
director
2025-11-28
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2024-12-11
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2023-11-27
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2023-01-30
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officers · TM01
2023-01-28
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officers · AP01
2023-01-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-27
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officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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HOPE-STONE, Hugh William resigned
director
2023-01-15
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SHAIL, Cathy Rebecca appointed
director
2023-01-13
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BELL, Nina resigned
director
2022-12-05
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2021-12-07
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2020-11-30
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2019-12-02
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2019-01-03
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2015-02-01
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HOPE-STONE BELL, Tom appointed
director
2013-06-01
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VAN SOMEREN, Claire Louise resigned
director
2011-10-15
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BELL, Nina appointed
director
2011-10-15
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HOPE-STONE, Hugh William appointed
director
2011-01-01
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O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine resigned
director
2010-03-11
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LIVELEY, Genevieve, Dr resigned
secretary
2010-03-11
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O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine appointed
secretary
2010-03-11
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LIVELEY, Genevieve, Dr resigned
director
2010-03-11
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VAN SOMEREN, Claire Louise appointed
director
2009-06-01
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O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine appointed
director
2008-12-31
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ROBINS, Anne resigned
director
2008-11-01
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O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine appointed
director
2005-01-18
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LIVELEY, Genevieve, Dr appointed
director
2005-01-15
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LIVELEY, Genevieve, Dr appointed
secretary
2004-10-01
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KELLY, Stuart George David resigned
secretary
2004-10-01
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KELLY, Stuart George David resigned
director
2003-05-16
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CARTER, Rowan Guy resigned
director
2002-05-26
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GALLACHER, Cathryn Ann resigned
secretary
2002-05-26
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KELLY, Stuart George David appointed
secretary
2001-11-27
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CARTER, Rowan Guy appointed
director
2001-10-31
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ACE, Doris Margaret resigned
director
2001-02-28
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GALLACHER, Cathryn Ann appointed
secretary
2001-02-28
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NEWELL, Geoffrey Charles, Dr resigned
secretary
2001-02-28
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KELLY, Stuart George David appointed
director
2001-02-28
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NEWELL, Geoffrey Charles, Dr resigned
director
1998-11-06
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EDWARDS, Catharine Harmon, Doctor 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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine resigned 2025-12-15; O'RAWE, Catherine Geraldine resigned 2025-12-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Cathryn Ann Gallacher Individual · American · DOB 12/1952 · age 74	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	07/03/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Dr. Catherine Geraldine O'Raweceased 15/12/2025· 25-50% voting
Ms Nina Bellceased 12/01/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1980-08-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11 Somerset Street

Kingsdown

Bristol

BS2 8NB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24