VICTORIA COURT (DURDHAM PARK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01732147 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1983-06-15
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (69/100)

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
55 officers (14 active, 55 linked, 49 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
196 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 7 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-02-27
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2026-02-24
    STANTON, Rita Louise resigned
    director
  8. 2026-02-23
    EPMG LEGAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2026-01-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2025-12-31
    BNS SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-06-19
    SWEET, Alan John appointed
    director
  15. 2025-05-06
    PLAYLE, Regina appointed
    director
  16. 2025-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-02-01
    PLAYLE, Thomas St John resigned
    director
  19. 2024-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-10-03
    WATSON, Paul, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2023-09-25
    BRINNAND, Janet resigned
    director
  25. 2023-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-05-21
    BEAUMONT, William Lamond appointed
    director
  27. 2023-05-19
    SNOW, Ann Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 2023-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2023-03-22
    SNOW, Ann Elizabeth resigned
    director
  31. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  32. 2022-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  33. 2022-04-05
    MASON, Peter appointed
    director
  34. 2021-10-12
    MITCHELL, Josephine resigned
    director
  35. 2021-10-06
    BEAUMONT, William Lamond resigned
    director
  36. 2021-05-19
    BEAUMONT, William Lamond appointed
    director
  37. 2021-04-23
    FENTON, Maureen resigned
    director
  38. 2020-11-03
    HALSE, Elizabeth Anna resigned
    director
  39. 2020-10-10
    BUSS, Samuel appointed
    director
  40. 2020-06-02
    MITCHELL, John Phillimore resigned
    director
  41. 2020-05-01
    CHANCE, John Edward appointed
    director
  42. 2020-05-01
    BRINNAND, Janet appointed
    director
  43. 2020-05-01
    WATSON, Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  44. 2019-03-25
    FAGAN, Paul James resigned
    director
  45. 2018-12-07
    LYNES, Richard resigned
    director
  46. 2018-11-18
    PLAYLE, Thomas St John appointed
    director
  47. 2018-06-26
    DAVIES, Halina Lynette resigned
    director
  48. 2018-05-17
    HOWELL, Mervyn John resigned
    director
  49. 2017-02-13
    COLE, Royston John resigned
    director
  50. 2016-11-19
    STEVENSON, Catherine appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

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
  • -13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: BNS SERVICES LTD resigned 2025-12-31; STANTON, Rita Louise resigned 2026-02-24

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1983-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (14 active · 41 resigned)

EPMG LEGAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
BEAUMONT, William Lamond
director · ~81y · appointed 2023-05-21
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Active
BUSS, Samuel
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-10
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Active
CHANCE, John Edward
director · ~82y · appointed 2020-05-01
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Active
LONGMAN, William Alan
director · ~79y
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Active
MASON, Peter
director · ~79y · appointed 2022-04-05
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Active
PLAYLE, Regina
director · ~85y · appointed 2025-05-06
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Active
POPESCU, Sandu, Professor
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-05-10
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Active
RODGERS, Shirley Anne
director · ~91y · appointed 2016-10-29
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Active
SALMON, Peter Hugh
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-09-26
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Active
SNOW, Ann Elizabeth
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-05-19
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Active
STEVENSON, Catherine
director · ~90y · appointed 2016-11-19
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Active
SWEET, Alan John
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-06-19
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Active
TRUSCOTT, Nigel David
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-09-19
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Active
CHURCH, Adam
secretary · appointed 2011-08-08 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
COLE, Royston John
secretary · appointed 2002-07-09 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Godfrey Frederick
secretary · resigned 2002-07-09
Resigned
TARR, James Daniel
secretary · appointed 2006-10-27 · resigned 2011-08-18
Resigned
BNS SERVICES LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
A-COURT, Dennis George
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-04-15 · resigned 1998-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (196 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30