32 NORTON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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02394811 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-14
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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  2. 2024-06-20
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  3. 2023-05-25
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  4. 2022-07-21
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  5. 2021-05-05
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  6. 2020-06-23
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  7. 2019-07-02
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  8. 2018-08-17
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  9. 2017-09-14
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  10. 2016-08-04
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  11. 2016-07-01
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  12. 2015-07-28
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  13. 2015-06-30
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  14. 2014-08-04
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  15. 2014-06-04
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  16. 2013-07-01
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  17. 2005-06-10
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    BRAIN, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2005-06-10
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    MARK, Goodwill resigned
    director
  19. 2003-04-01
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    MARK, Goodwill appointed
    director
  20. 2002-12-11
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    VAUGHAN-SMITH, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2002-12-11
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    GORRINGE, Zachary Spencer resigned
    director
  22. 2002-10-10
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    WATSON, Michael Ian resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-10-10
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    WATSON, Michael Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2002-10-02
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    COOPER, Steven Paul appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-01-21
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    SPENCER, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2001-01-04
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    WATSON, Michael Ian appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-01-03
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    MCCARTHY, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-02-10
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    GORRINGE, Zachary Spencer appointed
    director
  29. 2000-02-01
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    MULLIGAN, Bridget resigned
    director
  30. 1998-09-28
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    COOPER, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  31. 1998-09-28
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    STANBRIDGE, Deborah Anne resigned
    director
  32. 1997-03-26
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    BLISS, Simon resigned
    director
  33. 1997-03-26
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    WATSON, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  34. 1994-02-07
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    STANBRIDGE, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  35. 1994-02-07
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    WESLEY, Stephen resigned
    director
  36. 1989-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 32 NORTON ROAD 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
Incorporated1989-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Flat 3 Pipers Court
32 Norton Road Southborough
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 0HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

COOPER, Steven Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAIN, Patricia Ann→
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Steven Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Paul Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAUGHAN-SMITH, Fiona Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned
WATSON, Michael Ian→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-04 · resigned 2002-10-10
Resigned
BLISS, Simon→
director · ~64y · resigned 1997-03-26
Resigned
GORRINGE, Zachary Spencer→
director · ~52y · appointed 2000-02-10 · resigned 2002-12-11
Resigned
MARK, Goodwill→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2005-06-10
Resigned
MULLIGAN, Bridget→
director · ~63y · resigned 2000-02-01
Resigned
STANBRIDGE, Deborah Anne→
director · ~55y · appointed 1994-02-07 · resigned 1998-09-28
Resigned
WATSON, Michael Ian→
director · ~50y · appointed 1997-03-26 · resigned 2002-10-10
Resigned
WESLEY, Stephen→
director · ~63y · resigned 1994-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

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2025-07-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-06-20
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2024-06-13
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2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
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2020-06-08
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accounts · AA
2019-07-02
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2019-06-05
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accounts · AA
2018-08-17