55 CRANES PARK (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01789491 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-07
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
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year to Nov 2024
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Opportunity
81/100
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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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
24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-012023-11-01

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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  2. 2024-07-04
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2023-06-30
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  6. 2023-04-28
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    PHILCOX, Raphaella Chiara Epernay appointed
    director
  7. 2023-04-28
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    WILCOX, Marc Paul resigned
    director
  8. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2021-07-19
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  10. 2020-07-13
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  11. 2019-07-12
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  12. 2018-08-13
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  13. 2018-02-12
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  14. 2018-02-12
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  15. 2018-02-12
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  16. 2018-02-12
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    officers · AP03
  17. 2017-11-03
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    PAPAMINAS, Marios Christou appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-11-03
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    DAVIES, Philip Eric appointed
    director
  19. 2017-11-03
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    TUCKER, Stuart Anthony resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-11-03
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    TUCKER, Stuart Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2017-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  22. 2016-07-24
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  23. 2013-05-29
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    TUCKER, Stuart Anthony appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-05-29
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    WILCOX, Marc Paul resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-08-01
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    HAXTON, Sheila Marcella appointed
    director
  26. 2011-08-01
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    HARRISON, Peter Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 2011-07-01
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    RICHARDSON, John resigned
    director
  28. 2011-07-01
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    TUCKER, Stuart Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2004-07-10
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    WILCOX, Marc Paul appointed
    secretary
  30. 2004-07-10
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    HARRISON, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2004-07-10
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    WILCOX, Marc Paul appointed
    director
  32. 2004-06-18
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    BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly resigned
    secretary
  33. 2004-06-18
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    BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly resigned
    director
  34. 2004-05-24
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    DAVIDSON, Mark Stuart resigned
    director
  35. 2003-10-07
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    BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly appointed
    secretary
  36. 2003-10-07
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    GURTON, Guy resigned
    director
  37. 2003-09-19
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    PAPAMINAS, Marios Christou appointed
    director
  38. 2003-09-19
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    MCGREEVY, Geraldine Michelle resigned
    secretary
  39. 2003-09-19
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    DAVIDSON, Mark Stuart appointed
    director
  40. 2003-09-19
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    LEE, Jacqueline Louise resigned
    director
  41. 2003-09-19
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    MCGREEVY, Geraldine Michelle resigned
    director
  42. 2003-09-19
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    RICHARDSON, John appointed
    director
  43. 2001-05-18
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    AINSWORTH, Julie resigned
    director
  44. 2001-05-18
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    GURTON, Guy appointed
    director
  45. 1998-08-02
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    BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly resigned
    secretary
  46. 1998-07-01
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    MCGREEVY, Geraldine Michelle appointed
    secretary
  47. 1997-10-21
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    AINSWORTH, Julie appointed
    director
  48. 1997-10-21
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    BOOST, David resigned
    director
  49. 1997-09-01
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    LEE, Jacqueline Louise appointed
    director
  50. 1997-09-01
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    LONGDON, Martin resigned
    director
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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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

55 Cranes Park
Surbiton
Surrey
KT5 8AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last made up to: 2024-11-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (5 active · 19 resigned)

PAPAMINAS, Marios Christou→
secretary · appointed 2017-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Philip Eric→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAXTON, Sheila Marcella→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAPAMINAS, Marios Christou→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILCOX, Raphaella Chiara Epernay→
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-07 · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned
BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-19 · resigned 1998-08-02
Resigned
MACLEARY, David→
secretary · resigned 1993-11-19
Resigned
MCGREEVY, Geraldine Michelle→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2003-09-19
Resigned
TUCKER, Stuart Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-29 · resigned 2017-11-03
Resigned
WILCOX, Marc Paul→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-10 · resigned 2013-05-29
Resigned
AINSWORTH, Julie→
director · ~54y · appointed 1997-10-21 · resigned 2001-05-18
Resigned
BLANCHARD, Sharon Kelly→
director · ~68y · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned
BOOST, David→
director · ~65y · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Mark Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2004-05-24
Resigned
GURTON, Guy→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-05-18 · resigned 2003-10-07
Resigned
HARRISON, Peter Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-07-10 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
LEE, Jacqueline Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2003-09-19
Resigned
LONGDON, Martin→
director · ~72y · resigned 1997-09-01
Resigned
MACLEARY, David→
director · ~64y · resigned 1993-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

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2025-07-03
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2024-07-15
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2024-07-04
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2023-07-12
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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officers · AP01
2023-06-30
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officers · TM01
2023-06-30
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accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
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2021-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
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2020-07-13
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2020-07-13
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2019-07-12