10 PORTLAND PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02044111 · ltd · incorporated 1986-08-06
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
109 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.

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. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-05-13
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  4. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-08
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    FATTORINI, Matthew Edward appointed
    director
  8. 2021-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-27
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2017-11-27
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-11-27
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  15. 2017-11-14
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    STICH, Simon Walter resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-11-14
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    STICH, Simon Walter resigned
    director
  17. 2017-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-12-31
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    TURNER, Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2007-09-03
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    BENT, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2007-09-03
    ➕
    STICH, Simon Walter appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-03
    ➖
    TURNER, Charles resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-09-03
    ➖
    FATTORINI, Matthew Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2007-09-03
    ➕
    STICH, Simon Walter appointed
    director
  25. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    BALDWIN, Lisa Claire resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    TURNER, Charles appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    BALDWIN, Lisa Claire resigned
    director
  28. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    TURNER, Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2001-07-01
    ➖
    MCLEAN, John Robert resigned
    director
  30. 1999-12-25
    ➕
    FATTORINI, Matthew Edward appointed
    director
  31. 1999-07-01
    ➖
    ISAACS, Patricia Leonie resigned
    director
  32. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    BALDWIN, Lisa Claire appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-03-25
    ➖
    ISAACS, Patricia Leonie resigned
    secretary
  34. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    BALDWIN, Lisa Claire appointed
    director
  35. 1997-03-07
    ➖
    FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr resigned
    secretary
  36. 1997-03-07
    ➕
    ISAACS, Patricia Leonie appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-03-07
    ➖
    FATTORINI, Matthew Edward resigned
    director
  38. 1997-03-07
    ➖
    FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr resigned
    director
  39. 1997-03-07
    ➕
    ISAACS, Patricia Leonie appointed
    director
  40. 1997-03-07
    ➕
    MCLEAN, John Robert appointed
    director
  41. 1993-10-13
    ➖
    FATTORINI, Matthew Edward resigned
    secretary
  42. 1993-10-13
    ➕
    FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr appointed
    secretary
  43. 1993-10-13
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Iain resigned
    director
  44. 1993-10-13
    ➕
    FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr appointed
    director
  45. 1992-03-01
    ➖
    FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr resigned
    director
  46. 1986-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 10 PORTLAND PLACE 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 68 — 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 68. 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Susan Jane Bent
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Simon Walter Stichceased 14/11/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated1986-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

10/12 Portland Place
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)

BENT, Susan Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FATTORINI, Matthew Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALDWIN, Lisa Claire→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
FATTORINI, Matthew Edward→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-13
Resigned
FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-13 · resigned 1997-03-07
Resigned
ISAACS, Patricia Leonie→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-07 · resigned 1999-03-25
Resigned
STICH, Simon Walter→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2017-11-14
Resigned
TURNER, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2007-09-03
Resigned
BALDWIN, Lisa Claire→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Iain→
director · resigned 1993-10-13
Resigned
FATTORINI, Matthew Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-12-25 · resigned 2007-09-03
Resigned
FATTORINI, Matthew Edward→
director · ~62y · resigned 1997-03-07
Resigned
FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-10-13 · resigned 1997-03-07
Resigned
FERLIE, Ewan Balfour, Dr→
director · ~70y · resigned 1992-03-01
Resigned
ISAACS, Patricia Leonie→
director · ~91y · appointed 1997-03-07 · resigned 1999-07-01
Resigned
MCLEAN, John Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-03-07 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned
STICH, Simon Walter→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2017-11-14
Resigned
TURNER, Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

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2026-03-18
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2026-03-11
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2025-04-24
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2025-03-11
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2024-05-13
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2024-03-23
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2023-04-14
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2023-03-12
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2022-05-30
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2022-03-12
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2021-06-14
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2021-05-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
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2020-05-06
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2020-03-15