14 & 16 SEYMOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01792200 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-16
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
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
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,085

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
£0£929£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.1k
Current assets£4.6k
Net assets£4.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-22
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-08-07
    VORA, Nikhil appointed
    director
  11. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-04-27
    ROBSON, Stephen resigned
    director
  18. 2015-01-01
    AAMER, Mr resigned
    director
  19. 2012-02-27
    AAMER, Mr appointed
    director
  20. 2011-08-31
    TROTT, Sharon resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-12-18
    TOVEY, Donald Edwin resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-12-18
    TROTT, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-04-02
    BACON, Jason William appointed
    director
  24. 2001-07-05
    HALL, Elaine Catherine resigned
    director
  25. 2000-09-11
    GIBBS, Lisa Jane resigned
    director
  26. 1994-09-19
    ROBSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 1994-08-01
    BELL, Anthony John resigned
    director
  28. 1993-10-01
    HALL, Elaine Catherine appointed
    director
  29. 1992-08-18
    GIBBS, Lisa Jane appointed
    director
  30. 1992-08-18
    MAHBUBANI, Arti resigned
    director
  31. 1992-03-01
    MAHBUBANI, Arti resigned
    secretary
  32. 1992-03-01
    TOVEY, Donald Edwin appointed
    secretary
  33. 1992-03-01
    HARLEN, Sarah resigned
    director
  34. 1992-03-01
    MAHBUBANI, Arti appointed
    director
  35. 1984-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 14 & 16 SEYMOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason William Bacon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
sig. influencesignificant influence10/12/2016

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
Incorporated1984-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Unit 8 Elms Industrial Estate
Church Road, Harold Wood
Romford
Essex
RM3 0JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

BACON, Jason William
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-04-02
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Active
VORA, Nikhil
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-08-07
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Active
MAHBUBANI, Arti
secretary · resigned 1992-03-01
Resigned
TOVEY, Donald Edwin
secretary · appointed 1992-03-01 · resigned 2006-12-18
Resigned
TROTT, Sharon
secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
AAMER, Mr
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
BELL, Anthony John
director · ~67y · resigned 1994-08-01
Resigned
GIBBS, Lisa Jane
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-08-18 · resigned 2000-09-11
Resigned
HALL, Elaine Catherine
director · ~58y · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 2001-07-05
Resigned
HARLEN, Sarah
director · ~64y · resigned 1992-03-01
Resigned
MAHBUBANI, Arti
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-03-01 · resigned 1992-08-18
Resigned
ROBSON, Stephen
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-09-19 · resigned 2016-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-25
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23