305 SYDENHAM ROAD (CROYDON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02135038 · ltd · incorporated 1987-05-28

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

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 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-24	2024-08-24

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

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2014-10-25
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JAYE, Alan Peter appointed
director
2014-10-25
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JOHNLEWIS, Amanda resigned
director
2009-04-29
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JOHNLEWIS, Amanda appointed
director
2005-09-16
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MACLEOD-BROWN, Martin appointed
director
2005-08-26
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BOWLEY, David Francis appointed
secretary
2005-08-26
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BALL, Michael James resigned
secretary
2005-08-26
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BALL, Michael James resigned
director
2002-10-01
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BALL, Michael James appointed
director
2002-09-30
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LAMBERT, Denis resigned
director
2001-07-01
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HOLT, Patrick resigned
director
2001-07-01
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LAMBERT, Denis appointed
director
1992-08-01
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BALL, Margaret resigned
director
1987-05-28
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Company incorporated
As 305 SYDENHAM ROAD (CROYDON) 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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Francis Bowley Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/10/2016
Mr Alan Peter Jaye Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/10/2016
Mr Martin Macleod-Brown Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/10/2016

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

Incorporated1987-05-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

305 Sydenham Road

Croydon

Surrey

CR0 2EL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-24

Last made up to: 2025-08-24

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

BOWLEY, David Francis→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-26

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Active

BOWLEY, David Francis→

director · ~67y

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Active

JAYE, Alan Peter→

director · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-25

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Active

MACLEOD-BROWN, Martin→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-09-16

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Active

BALL, Michael James→

secretary · resigned 2005-08-26

Resigned

BALL, Margaret→

director · ~60y · resigned 1992-08-01

Resigned

BALL, Michael James→

director · ~68y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2005-08-26

Resigned

HOLT, Patrick→

director · ~60y · resigned 2001-07-01

Resigned

JOHNLEWIS, Amanda→

director · ~48y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2014-10-25

Resigned

LAMBERT, Denis→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2002-09-30

Resigned

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