78-80 SOUTHAMPTON STREET RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01761976 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-17
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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  2. 2024-09-03
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  3. 2024-01-15
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  4. 2023-11-02
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  5. 2022-11-09
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  6. 2021-11-23
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  7. 2021-02-09
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  8. 2019-12-18
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  9. 2019-10-04
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  10. 2019-10-04
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    officers · CH04
  11. 2018-11-29
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  12. 2017-12-28
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  13. 2016-12-20
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  14. 2015-10-06
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  15. 2015-09-22
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  16. 2009-05-27
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    DESAUR, Raj Kumar appointed
    director
  17. 2009-05-21
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    CLARKE, Jane Frances resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-05-21
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    CLARKE, Jane Frances resigned
    director
  19. 2009-04-02
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    MORTIMER SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-11-16
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    SIMMONS, John Ruthven resigned
    director
  21. 2003-09-17
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    DUNNE, Alan Gerard resigned
    director
  22. 2002-11-28
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    FRICKER, Elizabeth Jayne appointed
    director
  23. 2002-05-20
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    DUNNE, Alan Gerard resigned
    director
  24. 2002-03-07
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    DUNNE, Alan Gerard appointed
    director
  25. 2002-03-07
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    DUNNE, Alan Gerard appointed
    director
  26. 2002-03-01
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    CLARKE, Jane Frances appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-03-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Jane Frances appointed
    director
  28. 2002-02-28
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    HAYNES, Diana resigned
    secretary
  29. 2002-02-28
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    GYNGELL, Andrew Robert resigned
    director
  30. 1993-08-01
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    GYNGELL, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  31. 1993-07-31
    ➕
    HAYNES, Diana appointed
    secretary
  32. 1993-07-31
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    MILES, Mark John resigned
    secretary
  33. 1993-07-31
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    MCMICOL, Archibald Paul resigned
    director
  34. 1983-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 78-80 SOUTHAMPTON STREET RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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 Raj Kumar Desaur
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1983-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

MORTIMER SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-02
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Active
DESAUR, Raj Kumar→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-05-27
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Active
FRICKER, Elizabeth Jayne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-11-28
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Active
CLARKE, Jane Frances→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2009-05-21
Resigned
HAYNES, Diana→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-31 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
MILES, Mark John→
secretary · resigned 1993-07-31
Resigned
CLARKE, Jane Frances→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2009-05-21
Resigned
DUNNE, Alan Gerard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-03-07 · resigned 2002-05-20
Resigned
DUNNE, Alan Gerard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-03-07 · resigned 2003-09-17
Resigned
GYNGELL, Andrew Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-08-01 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
MCMICOL, Archibald Paul→
director · ~82y · resigned 1993-07-31
Resigned
SIMMONS, John Ruthven→
director · ~64y · resigned 2004-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (125 total)

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2025-10-06
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2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-16