17 PORTLAND PLACE EAST MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02299073 · ltd · incorporated 1988-09-22
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
120 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,577
Net assets shrinking
Down £841 YoY
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£8.6k£9.4k
Current assets£10.2k£10.3k
Cash£10.1k£7.9k
Debtors£100£2.4k
Net assets£8.6k£9.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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  2. 2025-06-11
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  3. 2024-05-28
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  4. 2023-02-14
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  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-27
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  10. 2019-07-01
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  11. 2018-06-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  12. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2017-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  15. 2016-07-18
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  16. 2010-02-19
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    HISCOX, Heather Rose Opal appointed
    director
  17. 2010-02-19
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    DEW, Jodie resigned
    director
  18. 2007-09-01
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    MARTIN, Joanne Alice resigned
    director
  19. 2006-10-01
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    COCKELL, Sarah appointed
    director
  20. 2006-10-01
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    DEW, Jodie appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-11
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    STEBBINGS, Simon Frederick resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-01
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    RILEY, Paul James Henry appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-10-11
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    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Paul resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-11
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    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2005-10-11
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    WILSON, Sandra resigned
    director
  26. 2001-10-24
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    STEBBINGS, Simon Frederick appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-21
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    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Paul appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-09-21
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    JORDAN, Victoria Jane resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-09-21
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    GRIFFITHS, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2001-09-21
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    JORDAN, Victoria Jane resigned
    director
  31. 2000-09-21
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    SURTEES, Louis John resigned
    director
  32. 2000-09-21
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    WILSON, Sandra appointed
    director
  33. 1999-09-01
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    LAWRENCE, Valerie Ann resigned
    director
  34. 1999-09-01
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    MARTIN, Joanne Alice appointed
    director
  35. 1998-10-20
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    BIRCH, Alan resigned
    director
  36. 1998-10-20
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    LAWRENCE, Valerie Ann appointed
    director
  37. 1998-01-01
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    SURTEES, Louis John resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-12-22
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    JORDAN, Victoria Jane appointed
    secretary
  39. 1997-12-22
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    JORDAN, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  40. 1997-11-15
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    ACKRILL, Gregory James resigned
    secretary
  41. 1997-11-15
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    ACKRILL, Gregory James resigned
    director
  42. 1997-10-14
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    ACKRILL, Gregory James appointed
    secretary
  43. 1995-09-15
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    HUCKER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  44. 1995-09-15
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    SURTEES, Louis John appointed
    secretary
  45. 1995-09-15
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    ACKRILL, Gregory James appointed
    director
  46. 1995-09-15
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    HUCKER, Peter resigned
    director
  47. 1993-11-15
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    BIRCH, Alan appointed
    director
  48. 1993-11-15
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    BIRCH, Paris resigned
    director
  49. 1993-11-15
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    SURTEES, Louis John appointed
    director
  50. 1993-11-15
    ➖
    WILSON, Paul resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

68/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul James Henry Riley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

17 Portland Place East
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire.
CV32 5ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

RILEY, Paul James Henry→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01
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Active
COCKELL, Sarah→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HISCOX, Heather Rose Opal→
director · ~40y · appointed 2010-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RILEY, Paul James Henry→
director · ~61y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACKRILL, Gregory James→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-14 · resigned 1997-11-15
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Andrew Paul→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-21 · resigned 2005-10-11
Resigned
HUCKER, Peter→
secretary · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned
JORDAN, Victoria Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-22 · resigned 2001-09-21
Resigned
SURTEES, Louis John→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 1998-01-01
Resigned
ACKRILL, Gregory James→
director · ~53y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 1997-11-15
Resigned
BIRCH, Alan→
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-11-15 · resigned 1998-10-20
Resigned
BIRCH, Paris→
director · ~69y · resigned 1993-11-15
Resigned
DEW, Jodie→
director · ~43y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2010-02-19
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Andrew Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-09-21 · resigned 2005-10-11
Resigned
HUCKER, Peter→
director · ~67y · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned
JORDAN, Victoria Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-12-22 · resigned 2001-09-21
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Valerie Ann→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-10-20 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Joanne Alice→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
STEBBINGS, Simon Frederick→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2006-09-11
Resigned
SURTEES, Louis John→
director · ~58y · appointed 1993-11-15 · resigned 2000-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27