52 SUTHERLAND SQUARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02041954 · ltd · incorporated 1986-07-30
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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year to Mar 2026
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
154 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees2200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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  2. 2025-04-02
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  3. 2024-04-02
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  4. 2023-04-04
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  5. 2022-06-08
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  6. 2022-06-07
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  7. 2022-06-07
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  8. 2022-06-07
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  9. 2022-03-31
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  10. 2022-03-29
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  11. 2022-03-28
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  12. 2022-02-14
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  13. 2022-02-14
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  14. 2021-04-20
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  15. 2020-04-14
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  16. 2020-04-06
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  17. 2020-04-06
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    address · AD02
  18. 2020-04-06
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    address · AD02
  19. 2020-02-28
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    CLARK, Susan Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2020-02-28
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    CLARK, Sarah Emma Frances resigned
    director
  21. 2016-10-31
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    RUSBY, James Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2012-09-26
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    CLARK, Sarah Emma Frances appointed
    director
  23. 2012-09-26
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    GOLD, George Daniel Patrick resigned
    director
  24. 2008-05-01
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    HUNT, William David resigned
    director
  25. 2008-05-01
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    RUSBY, James Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-31
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    TONG, Simon Timothy David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-03-31
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    TONG, Simon Timothy David appointed
    director
  28. 2007-03-31
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    GOLD, George Daniel Patrick resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-04-01
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    GALE, Giles Timothy David resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-04-01
    ➕
    GOLD, George Daniel Patrick appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-04-01
    ➖
    GALE, Giles Timothy David resigned
    director
  32. 2003-04-16
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    HUNT, William David appointed
    director
  33. 2003-04-16
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    MCCONNACHIE, James Redvers resigned
    director
  34. 2001-05-18
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    GOLD, George Daniel Patrick appointed
    director
  35. 2001-05-18
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    NAVIN, Patricia Lylis Anne resigned
    director
  36. 2000-09-08
    ➖
    STRAFFORD, William John Davenport resigned
    director
  37. 2000-09-06
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    MCCONNACHIE, James Redvers appointed
    director
  38. 1998-02-18
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    STRAFFORD, William John Davenport resigned
    secretary
  39. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    GALE, Giles Timothy David appointed
    secretary
  40. 1997-10-10
    ➕
    GALE, Giles Timothy David appointed
    director
  41. 1997-08-29
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    MCROY, Norma Elizabeth Ellen resigned
    director
  42. 1995-09-30
    ➕
    MCROY, Norma Elizabeth Ellen appointed
    director
  43. 1994-12-31
    ➖
    MCROY, Alan resigned
    director
  44. 1993-01-25
    ➕
    NAVIN, Patricia Lylis Anne appointed
    director
  45. 1993-01-25
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    SCHWEIZER, Robert resigned
    director
  46. 1986-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 52 SUTHERLAND SQUARE 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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 Simon Timothy David Tong
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting20/02/2020
Mrs Susan Louise Clark
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Susan Louise Clarkceased 28/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

West Walk Building
110 Regent Road
Leicester
LE1 7LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

TONG, Simon Timothy David→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Susan Louise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TONG, Simon Timothy David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALE, Giles Timothy David→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 2005-04-01
Resigned
GOLD, George Daniel Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned
STRAFFORD, William John Davenport→
secretary · resigned 1998-02-18
Resigned
CLARK, Sarah Emma Frances→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-09-26 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned
GALE, Giles Timothy David→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 2005-04-01
Resigned
GOLD, George Daniel Patrick→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-05-18 · resigned 2012-09-26
Resigned
HUNT, William David→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
MCCONNACHIE, James Redvers→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2003-04-16
Resigned
MCROY, Alan→
director · ~90y · resigned 1994-12-31
Resigned
MCROY, Norma Elizabeth Ellen→
director · ~87y · appointed 1995-09-30 · resigned 1997-08-29
Resigned
NAVIN, Patricia Lylis Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-01-25 · resigned 2001-05-18
Resigned
RUSBY, James Edward→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
SCHWEIZER, Robert→
director · ~82y · resigned 1993-01-25
Resigned
STRAFFORD, William John Davenport→
director · ~63y · resigned 2000-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (154 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29