56 DULWICH ROAD (MANAGEMENT CO) LIMITED

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02067707 · ltd · incorporated 1986-10-27
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 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
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-20
    ➕
    HOWELL, Thomas appointed
    director
  7. 2021-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-10-29
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Ruth Helen resigned
    director
  10. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    BOYLE, Michael Courtney Chambers appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-09-15
    ➖
    FENTON, Nicholas Bruce resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-09-15
    ➖
    FENTON, Nicholas Bruce resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-15
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Ruth Helen appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    FENTON, Nicholas Bruce appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-10-23
    ➖
    GAREH, Peter David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-06
    ➕
    FENTON, Nicholas Bruce appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-06
    ➖
    JENNINGS, Adam Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2002-10-16
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Shane resigned
    director
  27. 2002-10-16
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Adam Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2000-09-30
    ➕
    BARTLETT READ, Fleur appointed
    director
  29. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    GERMAN, Michael Paul Edward resigned
    director
  30. 1994-10-27
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Shane appointed
    director
  31. 1994-10-27
    ➖
    SALAHI, Amr Brahim resigned
    director
  32. 1986-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 56 DULWICH ROAD (MANAGEMENT CO) 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Incorporated1986-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

56 Dulwich Road
London
SE24 0PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

BOYLE, Michael Courtney Chambers→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTLETT READ, Fleur→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Michael Courtney Chambers→
director · ~87y
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Active
GAREH, Peter David→
director · ~78y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWELL, Thomas→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FENTON, Nicholas Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned
GAREH, Peter David→
secretary · resigned 2007-10-23
Resigned
FENTON, Nicholas Bruce→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2015-09-15
Resigned
GERMAN, Michael Paul Edward→
director · ~66y · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
HENDERSON, Shane→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-10-27 · resigned 2002-10-16
Resigned
JENNINGS, Adam Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2006-06-06
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Ruth Helen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2021-10-29
Resigned
SALAHI, Amr Brahim→
director · ~64y · resigned 1994-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24