41/42 CLEVELAND SQUARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02420882 · ltd · incorporated 1989-09-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
103 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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £6

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£4£5£6Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6£6
Debtors£6£6
Net assets£6£6

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-12-31
    ➖
    GIBBON, Thomas Geoffrey Jacomb resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-05-18
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Jamieson Oliver resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-12-30
    ➕
    FIFIELD GLYN LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2019-12-30
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-28
    ➖
    BUFFONI, Janet resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-08-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-07-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  18. 2019-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    FINCK VON FINCKENSTEIN, Dorte, Countess resigned
    director
  22. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    BUFFONI, Janet appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-11-26
    ➖
    GRIFFIN, Bernadette Helen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-09-13
    ➕
    FINCK VON FINCKENSTEIN, Dorte, Countess appointed
    director
  25. 2007-10-08
    ➕
    COURT, Frederic Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-15
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Jamieson Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2005-09-15
    ➖
    ROGERS, Andrew John resigned
    director
  28. 2003-09-01
    ➖
    GATFIELD, Graham Robert resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Bernadette Helen appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-02-11
    ➖
    BURDON COOPER, Alan Ruthven resigned
    director
  31. 1999-02-11
    ➖
    GIBBON, Robin Bernard Jacomb resigned
    director
  32. 1999-02-11
    ➕
    GIBBON, Thomas Geoffrey Jacomb appointed
    director
  33. 1998-04-30
    ➕
    GATFIELD, Graham Robert appointed
    secretary
  34. 1998-04-30
    ➖
    NEEVES, David Andrew resigned
    secretary
  35. 1989-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 41/42 CLEVELAND SQUARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
Incorporated1989-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Fifield Glyn Limited 1 Royal Mews
Gadbrook Park
Northwich
CW9 7UD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

FIFIELD GLYN LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COURT, Frederic Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUFFONI, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2019-08-28
Resigned
GATFIELD, Graham Robert→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-30 · resigned 2003-09-01
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Bernadette Helen→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2015-11-26
Resigned
NEEVES, David Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
ANDREWS, Jamieson Oliver→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2023-05-18
Resigned
BURDON COOPER, Alan Ruthven→
director · ~84y · resigned 1999-02-11
Resigned
FINCK VON FINCKENSTEIN, Dorte, Countess→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-13 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
GIBBON, Robin Bernard Jacomb→
director · ~97y · resigned 1999-02-11
Resigned
GIBBON, Thomas Geoffrey Jacomb→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-02-11 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
ROGERS, Andrew John→
director · ~81y · resigned 2005-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20