21 LIMES GROVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01928197 · ltd · incorporated 1985-07-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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
19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
132 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£1£2£2£3£4Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4£4
Net assets£4£4

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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  2. 2026-01-28
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  3. 2025-03-20
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  4. 2025-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  5. 2025-01-12
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  6. 2025-01-12
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  7. 2024-03-21
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  8. 2023-03-28
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  9. 2022-04-04
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  10. 2021-06-29
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  11. 2020-03-26
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  12. 2019-02-26
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  13. 2018-03-10
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  14. 2017-03-08
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  15. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-06-22
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    SHEIK-PANCHOO, Shireen appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-06-22
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    RONDENBOSCH, Roger appointed
    director
  18. 2012-06-22
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    RONDENBOSCH, Roger resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-06-22
    ➖
    RONDENBOSCH, Roger resigned
    director
  20. 2007-07-31
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    HARRISON, Divine appointed
    director
  21. 2007-07-23
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    LEUNG, Tai Yau resigned
    director
  22. 2007-07-07
    ➖
    LEUNG, Tai Yau resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-07
    ➕
    RONDENBOSCH, Roger appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-07-10
    ➕
    LEUNG, Tai Yau appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-07-10
    ➕
    RONDENBOSCH, Roger appointed
    director
  26. 2006-06-09
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Frances resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-06-09
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Frances resigned
    director
  28. 2005-10-04
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    LEUNG, Tai Yau resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-10-04
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    SWEENEY, Frances appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-06-22
    ➕
    SHEIK-PANCHOO, Shireen appointed
    director
  31. 2002-06-21
    ➖
    MOBBS, David Peter resigned
    director
  32. 2000-07-22
    ➕
    LEUNG, Tai Yau appointed
    secretary
  33. 2000-07-22
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Frances appointed
    director
  34. 2000-07-21
    ➖
    MENZIES, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  35. 2000-07-21
    ➖
    MENZIES, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  36. 1996-07-19
    ➖
    COLLINS, Andrew Mark resigned
    secretary
  37. 1996-07-19
    ➕
    MENZIES, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-07-19
    ➖
    COLLINS, Alison resigned
    director
  39. 1996-07-19
    ➕
    LEUNG, Tai Yau appointed
    director
  40. 1993-10-15
    ➕
    COLLINS, Andrew Mark appointed
    secretary
  41. 1993-10-15
    ➖
    LAHIFF, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  42. 1993-10-15
    ➖
    COLLINS, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  43. 1993-10-13
    ➕
    TSOI, Foon Frances appointed
    director
  44. 1985-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 LIMES GROVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

4 Green Lane Business Park
238 Green Lane
New Eltham
London
SE9 3TL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)

SHEIK-PANCHOO, Shireen→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Divine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RONDENBOSCH, Roger→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEIK-PANCHOO, Shireen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TSOI, Foon Frances→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Andrew Mark→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-15 · resigned 1996-07-19
Resigned
LAHIFF, Jacqueline→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-15
Resigned
LEUNG, Tai Yau→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2007-07-07
Resigned
LEUNG, Tai Yau→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-22 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
MENZIES, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-19 · resigned 2000-07-21
Resigned
RONDENBOSCH, Roger→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-07 · resigned 2012-06-22
Resigned
SWEENEY, Frances→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-04 · resigned 2006-06-09
Resigned
COLLINS, Alison→
director · ~58y · resigned 1996-07-19
Resigned
COLLINS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~56y · resigned 1993-10-15
Resigned
LEUNG, Tai Yau→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-07-19 · resigned 2007-07-23
Resigned
MENZIES, Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · resigned 2000-07-21
Resigned
MOBBS, David Peter→
director · ~66y · resigned 2002-06-21
Resigned
RONDENBOSCH, Roger→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-07-10 · resigned 2012-06-22
Resigned
SWEENEY, Frances→
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-07-22 · resigned 2006-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (132 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29