NO. 39 CRANBROOK ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01649272 · ltd · incorporated 1982-07-07
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
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 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 (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
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
121 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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,194
Net assets shrinking
Down £172 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£342£684£1k£1k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.2k£1.4k
Current assets£1.5k£1.7k
Net assets£1.2k£1.4k

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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Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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  2. 2024-08-05
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  3. 2024-07-28
    ZHU, Rui appointed
    director
  4. 2024-07-28
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  5. 2024-05-06
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  6. 2024-03-15
    OLIVIERA DA SILVA, Joao resigned
    director
  7. 2023-09-25
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  8. 2022-09-20
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  9. 2021-09-06
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  10. 2020-09-17
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  11. 2020-08-24
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  12. 2020-08-24
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  13. 2020-01-10
    OLIVIERA DA SILVA, Joao appointed
    director
  14. 2020-01-10
    WICKREMASINGHE, Arunthuthy resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-12
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  16. 2018-09-24
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  17. 2017-09-14
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  18. 2016-09-17
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  19. 2016-01-04
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  20. 2011-09-01
    HOWES, Caroline appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-01
    CAMPBELL, Carolyn Jane, Dr resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-10-01
    NO 39 CRANBROOK ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-10-01
    NO 39 CRANBROOK ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-10-01
    CAMPBELL, Carolyn Jane, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2009-04-30
    COSTA, Maria Lena appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-07-25
    COSTA, Maria Lena appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-05
    WALSH, Alice Mary resigned
    director
  28. 2006-05-05
    WICKREMASINGHE, Arunthuthy appointed
    director
  29. 2005-08-16
    CAMPBELL, Carolyn Jane, Dr appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-08-16
    WILLIAMS, Daryl resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-08-16
    WILLIAMS, Daryl resigned
    director
  32. 2004-11-24
    CAMPBELL, Carolyn Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 2003-09-01
    HANKIN, Neil Stephen resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-09-01
    WILLIAMS, Daryl appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-09-01
    HANKIN, Neil Stephen resigned
    director
  36. 2002-01-15
    HANKIN, Neil Stephen appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-01-15
    WALSH, Alice Mary resigned
    secretary
  38. 2000-08-18
    HANKIN, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  39. 2000-08-18
    REYNOLDS, Deirdre Aine resigned
    director
  40. 2000-05-19
    VALENTINE, Helen resigned
    director
  41. 2000-05-19
    WILLIAMS, Daryl appointed
    director
  42. 2000-03-13
    VALENTINE, Helen resigned
    secretary
  43. 2000-03-13
    WALSH, Alice Mary appointed
    secretary
  44. 1998-08-24
    WALSH, Alice Mary appointed
    director
  45. 1998-08-01
    FIRETTO, Silvana Domenica resigned
    director
  46. 1998-02-12
    FIRETTO, Silvana Domenica appointed
    director
  47. 1998-02-12
    FORD, Adam William Mackay resigned
    director
  48. 1993-04-22
    VALENTINE, Helen appointed
    secretary
  49. 1993-04-22
    REYNOLDS, Deirdre Aine appointed
    director
  50. 1993-03-19
    LONGHORN, Mark resigned
    secretary
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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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

39 Cranbrook Road
Redland
Bristol
BS6 7BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

COSTA, Maria Lena
secretary · appointed 2009-04-30
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Active
COSTA, Maria Lena
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-07-25
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Active
HOWES, Caroline
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-09-01
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Active
ZHU, Rui
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-07-28
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Active
CAMPBELL, Carolyn Jane, Dr
secretary · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
HANKIN, Neil Stephen
secretary · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
LONGHORN, Mark
secretary · resigned 1993-03-19
Resigned
VALENTINE, Helen
secretary · appointed 1993-04-22 · resigned 2000-03-13
Resigned
WALSH, Alice Mary
secretary · appointed 2000-03-13 · resigned 2002-01-15
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Daryl
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2005-08-16
Resigned
NO 39 CRANBROOK ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Carolyn Jane, Dr
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
FIRETTO, Silvana Domenica
director · ~66y · appointed 1998-02-12 · resigned 1998-08-01
Resigned
FORD, Adam William Mackay
director · ~58y · resigned 1998-02-12
Resigned
HANKIN, Neil Stephen
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
LONGHORN, Mark
director · ~66y · resigned 1993-03-19
Resigned
OLIVIERA DA SILVA, Joao
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-01-10 · resigned 2024-03-15
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Deirdre Aine
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-04-22 · resigned 2000-08-18
Resigned
VALENTINE, Helen
director · ~67y · resigned 2000-05-19
Resigned
WALSH, Alice Mary
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-08-24 · resigned 2006-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

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2025-12-11
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2025-07-29
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2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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officers · AP01
2024-07-28
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officers · TM01
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-12-20
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2023-09-25
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2022-12-30
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2022-09-20
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2021-12-21
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2021-09-06
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2020-12-06
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2020-09-17
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2020-08-24