70 WEST STREET OLD MARKET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02415235 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), 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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
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

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-01-13
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    HEAGREN-GIBBS, Ella appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-01-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-10
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    HARBERT, Richard James resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-02
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    GRANT, Ralph appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-01
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    SOMERS, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2021-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2017-05-25
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    SHEEK, Janet appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    THE SILVER FOX PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-10-02
    ➖
    DE-LONG, Andrew Michael resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    THE SILVER FOX PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-10-12
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    GRANT, Ralph Adrian resigned
    director
  26. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    SOMERS, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    SOMERS, Saadiyah resigned
    director
  28. 2005-06-01
    ➖
    BANHAM, Rachel Clare resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-02-22
    ➕
    GRANT, Ralph Adrian appointed
    director
  30. 2005-02-22
    ➕
    SOMERS, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2005-02-22
    ➕
    SOMERS, Saadiyah appointed
    director
  32. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    DE-LONG, Andrew Michael appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-10-01
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    BANHAM, Rachel Clare appointed
    secretary
  34. 1997-10-01
    ➖
    VILLAMAYOR, Lucille Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  35. 1993-01-05
    ➕
    HARBERT, Richard James appointed
    director
  36. 1992-11-26
    ➖
    BOOTON, Michael John resigned
    director
  37. 1989-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 70 WEST STREET OLD MARKET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 Robert Somers
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard James Harbertceased 10/01/2025· significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1989-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Gimmerknowe
Rothbury
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 7YJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

GRANT, Ralph→
director · ~76y · appointed 2021-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEAGREN-GIBBS, Ella→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-01-13
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Active
SHEEK, Janet→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-25
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Active
SOMERS, Robert Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANHAM, Rachel Clare→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
DE-LONG, Andrew Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2012-10-02
Resigned
VILLAMAYOR, Lucille Elizabeth→
secretary · resigned 1997-10-01
Resigned
THE SILVER FOX PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
BOOTON, Michael John→
director · ~65y · resigned 1992-11-26
Resigned
GRANT, Ralph Adrian→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned
HARBERT, Richard James→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-01-05 · resigned 2025-01-10
Resigned
SOMERS, Robert Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
SOMERS, Saadiyah→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26