253, LEWISHAM WAY (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02047170 · ltd · incorporated 1986-08-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
121 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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  2. 2025-08-21
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  3. 2024-12-11
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  4. 2023-12-11
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  5. 2022-08-12
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  6. 2021-09-14
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  7. 2021-03-26
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  8. 2020-03-16
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    GLENDINNING, Lizzie resigned
    director
  9. 2019-10-01
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  10. 2019-01-14
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  11. 2018-01-15
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  12. 2017-02-21
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  13. 2017-02-18
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  14. 2016-11-19
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  15. 2016-11-11
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    DENEGRI, Gian Paul resigned
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  16. 2016-01-27
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  17. 2016-01-27
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  18. 2011-04-12
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    TURNER, Genneah Eloise resigned
    director
  19. 2011-01-01
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    MITCHESON, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2011-01-01
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    GLENDINNING, Lizzie appointed
    director
  21. 2010-11-05
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    DENEGRI, Gian Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-25
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    WHITFIELD, John Albert, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2010-07-13
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    TURNER, Genneah Eloise appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-04
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    NEILAN, Ted resigned
    director
  25. 2007-02-23
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    NEILAN, Ted appointed
    director
  26. 2006-02-05
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    ROBSON, Maria Theresa resigned
    director
  27. 2001-01-10
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    OWENS, Olwen Amelia Ann resigned
    director
  28. 2000-04-03
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    OWENS, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-04-03
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    FEAY, Susan Margaret resigned
    director
  30. 2000-04-03
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    LAYNE, Veronica resigned
    director
  31. 2000-04-03
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    MULHERN, Judith resigned
    director
  32. 2000-04-03
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    OWENS, Michael David resigned
    director
  33. 2000-04-03
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    OWENS, Olwen Amelia Ann appointed
    director
  34. 2000-04-03
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    TURNER, Hilary Jane resigned
    director
  35. 2000-04-02
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    CAVE, Michael St Clair appointed
    secretary
  36. 2000-04-02
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    CAVE, Michael St Clair appointed
    director
  37. 2000-04-02
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    MURRAY, Sean Antony Luthi appointed
    director
  38. 2000-04-02
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    WHITFIELD, John Albert, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 1993-01-01
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    PENFOLD, Stephen Dennis resigned
    director
  40. 1991-06-15
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    TURNER, Hilary Jane appointed
    director
  41. 1986-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 253, LEWISHAM WAY (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Naval House
252a High Street
Bromley
Kent
BR1 1PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

CAVE, Michael St Clair→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-02
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Active
CAVE, Michael St Clair→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-04-02
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Active
MITCHESON, Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-01
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Active
MURRAY, Sean Antony Luthi→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWENS, Michael David→
secretary · resigned 2000-04-03
Resigned
DENEGRI, Gian Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-11-05 · resigned 2016-11-11
Resigned
FEAY, Susan Margaret→
director · ~65y · resigned 2000-04-03
Resigned
GLENDINNING, Lizzie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2020-03-16
Resigned
LAYNE, Veronica→
director · ~62y · resigned 2000-04-03
Resigned
MULHERN, Judith→
director · ~64y · resigned 2000-04-03
Resigned
NEILAN, Ted→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2010-02-04
Resigned
OWENS, Michael David→
director · ~64y · resigned 2000-04-03
Resigned
OWENS, Olwen Amelia Ann→
director · ~99y · appointed 2000-04-03 · resigned 2001-01-10
Resigned
PENFOLD, Stephen Dennis→
director · ~65y · resigned 1993-01-01
Resigned
ROBSON, Maria Theresa→
director · ~66y · resigned 2006-02-05
Resigned
TURNER, Genneah Eloise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2011-04-12
Resigned
TURNER, Hilary Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 1991-06-15 · resigned 2000-04-03
Resigned
WHITFIELD, John Albert, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-04-02 · resigned 2010-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
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2025-10-01
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officers · TM01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
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2024-10-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
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accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
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2019-10-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01