14 SOUTHSIDE (WESTON SUPER MARE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02271772 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-28
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
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year to Aug 2024
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-10
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  2. 2024-10-09
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  3. 2024-10-01
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    WATERS, Simon appointed
    director
  4. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-16
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  6. 2021-11-20
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  7. 2020-11-25
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  8. 2019-10-28
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  9. 2018-11-12
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  10. 2017-09-30
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  11. 2016-09-30
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  12. 2015-10-09
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  13. 2015-10-08
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  14. 2014-11-03
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  15. 2014-10-13
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  16. 2006-11-01
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    HURDEN, Alison appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-11-01
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    HURDEN, Alison appointed
    director
  18. 2006-11-01
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    BROWNING, Diane Mary resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-01
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    BROWNING, Diane Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2004-09-02
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    SUMMER, Carol Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2004-07-31
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    ROGERS, Reginald James resigned
    director
  22. 1995-10-16
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    CHRISOSTOMOU, Stelios appointed
    director
  23. 1995-10-16
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    GRAHAM, Ross Workman resigned
    director
  24. 1988-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 SOUTHSIDE (WESTON SUPER MARE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mr Stylianos Chrisostomou
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

14 Southside
Weston Super Mare
N Somerset
BS23 2QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

HURDEN, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01
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Active
CHRISOSTOMOU, Stelios→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-10-16
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Active
HURDEN, Alison→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-01
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Active
SUMMER, Carol Jane→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-09-02
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Active
WATERS, Simon→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
BROWNING, Diane Mary→
secretary · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
BROWNING, Diane Mary→
director · ~82y · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
GRAHAM, Ross Workman→
director · ~112y · resigned 1995-10-16
Resigned
ROGERS, Reginald James→
director · ~117y · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
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officers · AP01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-21