C.D.D. (PROJECT MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01895919 · ltd · incorporated 1985-03-15
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 (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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
93 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-11-22
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    HOWDEN, Jane Winifred appointed
    director
  17. 2001-11-22
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    PINKNEY, Martin Lloyd resigned
    director
  18. 1995-05-01
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    HOWDEN, Philip Ronald appointed
    secretary
  19. 1995-05-01
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    SHAW, David resigned
    secretary
  20. 1995-03-01
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    HOWDEN, Philip Ronald appointed
    director
  21. 1995-03-01
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    LOCKYEAR, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 1985-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As C.D.D. (PROJECT MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Ronald Howden
Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Jane Winifred Howden
Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

42-44 Waterside, Waterside Marina
Brightlingsea
Colchester
Essex
CO7 0FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HOWDEN, Philip Ronald→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-01
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Active
HOWDEN, Jane Winifred→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-11-22
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Active
HOWDEN, Philip Ronald→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-03-01
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Active
SHAW, David→
secretary · resigned 1995-05-01
Resigned
LOCKYEAR, Richard→
director · ~80y · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned
PINKNEY, Martin Lloyd→
director · ~73y · resigned 2001-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-27