17 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02211048 · ltd · incorporated 1988-01-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-11-20
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  3. 2025-11-20
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  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2023-08-22
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  6. 2023-05-09
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  7. 2023-05-09
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  8. 2023-05-09
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  9. 2023-05-09
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-05-08
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    BERG, Gillian Margaret resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-05-08
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    BERG, Gillian Margaret resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-18
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    CLARKE, Charles Lawrence Somerset, Sir appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2021-11-29
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  16. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2020-08-07
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  18. 2020-02-19
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  19. 2019-08-18
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  20. 2019-07-23
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    BERG, Robert Vivian Nathaniel resigned
    director
  21. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 1999-12-01
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    BERG, Gillian Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-12-01
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    HANNAN, Lavinia resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    BERG, Gillian Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    BERG, Robert Vivian Nathaniel appointed
    director
  26. 1999-12-01
    ➖
    HANNAN, Daniel John resigned
    director
  27. 1999-12-01
    ➖
    HANNAN, Lavinia resigned
    director
  28. 1998-10-21
    ➕
    COHEN, Robert Richard, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 1994-06-25
    ➕
    HANNAN, Daniel John appointed
    director
  30. 1993-12-12
    ➖
    MCWATTERS, Arthur Michael resigned
    director
  31. 1993-01-18
    ➕
    HANNAN, Lavinia appointed
    secretary
  32. 1993-01-18
    ➕
    HANNAN, Lavinia appointed
    director
  33. 1993-01-18
    ➕
    MCWATTERS, Arthur Michael appointed
    director
  34. 1992-11-17
    ➖
    ILLINGWORTH, Diana Mary resigned
    secretary
  35. 1992-11-17
    ➖
    ILLINGWORTH, Glen Holden, Lt Colonel resigned
    director
  36. 1988-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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
Sir Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/04/2023
Dr Robert Richard Cohen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Gillian Margaret Bergceased 18/04/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Robert Vivian Bergceased 09/08/2019· 25-50% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

17 St James's Square
Bath
Avon
BA1 2TS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

CLARKE, Charles Lawrence Somerset, Sir→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-18
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Active
COHEN, Robert Richard, Dr→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-10-21
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Active
BERG, Gillian Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2023-05-08
Resigned
HANNAN, Lavinia→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-18 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
ILLINGWORTH, Diana Mary→
secretary · resigned 1992-11-17
Resigned
BERG, Gillian Margaret→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2023-05-08
Resigned
BERG, Robert Vivian Nathaniel→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2019-07-23
Resigned
HANNAN, Daniel John→
director · ~55y · appointed 1994-06-25 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
HANNAN, Lavinia→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-01-18 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
ILLINGWORTH, Glen Holden, Lt Colonel→
director · ~113y · resigned 1992-11-17
Resigned
MCWATTERS, Arthur Michael→
director · ~102y · appointed 1993-01-18 · resigned 1993-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23