29, NORMANTON ROAD CROYDON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01596010 · ltd · incorporated 1981-11-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
108 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £5,559
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.1k | £4.7k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £4.0k |
| Cash | — | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £5.6k | £4.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-10➕FARRAGHER, Darren Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-08-10➕FARRAGHER, Sandra Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-08-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-08-05➕THORPE, Victoria Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2020-07-12➖NELSON, Samantha Jane resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1998-07-01➖HARRISON, Elizabeth Claire resignedsecretary
- 1998-07-01➕NELSON, Samantha Jane appointedsecretary
- 1996-09-30➕COLLINS, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 1996-09-20➖PALLENT, Kevin Ashley resigneddirector
- 1996-05-13➕PALLENT, Kevin Ashley appointeddirector
- 1996-05-13➖WACKRILL, Emma Jane resigneddirector
- 1996-03-31➖SHARPE, Kimberley resignedsecretary
- 1996-01-11➕HARRISON, Elizabeth Claire appointedsecretary
- 1995-03-19➖PLUMRIDGE, Aidan George resigneddirector
- 1995-03-19➕WACKRILL, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 1981-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 29, NORMANTON ROAD CROYDON LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 DANIEL STREET (BATH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01936763 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| 305 SYDENHAM ROAD (CROYDON) LIMITED→ 02135038 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 309 SYDENHAM LTD→ 12923781 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 31 ALEXANDRA ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 10755347 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 31 CHAMPION HILL LEASEHOLDERS LTD→ 15060154 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 31 DOLBEN STREET (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 07668963 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 31 SAINT PETERS ROAD RTM COMPANY LTD→ 14175295 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 31-38 KINTYRE CLOSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 12270993 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 31/32 ENNISMORE GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 03862043 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 32 CUTHBERT GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 08072940 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 32 GROSVENOR PLACE BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 02559093 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| 32 HARCOURT TERRACE FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 03488673 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
29 Normanton Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR2 7AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
THORPE, Victoria Leigh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLINS, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1996-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARRAGHER, Darren Christopher→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARRAGHER, Sandra Ann→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Elizabeth Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-11 · resigned 1998-07-01
NELSON, Samantha Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2020-07-12
SHARPE, Kimberley→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-03-31
PALLENT, Kevin Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-05-13 · resigned 1996-09-20
PLUMRIDGE, Aidan George→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 1995-03-19
WACKRILL, Emma Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1995-03-19 · resigned 1996-05-13
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Recent filings (108 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-08-14