18 ELMDALE ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01525196 · ltd · incorporated 1980-10-29
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4£4
Current assets£8.9k£12.1k
Net assets£4£4

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-04
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-07-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1998-01-12
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    HOWARD, James Richard appointed
    secretary
  17. 1998-01-12
    ➕
    CHIPCHASE, Jan appointed
    director
  18. 1998-01-12
    ➖
    BAILEY, Stewart Andrew resigned
    secretary
  19. 1997-07-25
    ➕
    HOWARD, James Richard appointed
    director
  20. 1997-07-25
    ➖
    MARSLAND-BROWN, Thomas Derrick resigned
    director
  21. 1994-08-01
    ➖
    SHEPHERD, Richard Henry resigned
    director
  22. 1994-06-01
    ➕
    BAILEY, Stewart Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 1994-06-01
    ➖
    MARSLAND BROWN, Valerie Ann Patricia resigned
    secretary
  24. 1993-06-21
    ➖
    SIDOLI, Pamela Evelyn resigned
    secretary
  25. 1980-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 18 ELMDALE ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Richard Howard
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1980-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

41 Old Sneed Road
Bristol
BS9 1ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HOWARD, James Richard→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHIPCHASE, Jan→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWARD, James Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Stewart Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-01 · resigned 1998-01-12
Resigned
MARSLAND BROWN, Valerie Ann Patricia→
secretary · resigned 1994-06-01
Resigned
SIDOLI, Pamela Evelyn→
secretary · resigned 1993-06-21
Resigned
MARSLAND-BROWN, Thomas Derrick→
director · ~98y · resigned 1997-07-25
Resigned
SHEPHERD, Richard Henry→
director · ~91y · resigned 1994-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-06