4 ST. ANN'S PLACE (MANAGEMENT) COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02439949 · ltd · incorporated 1989-11-03
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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
19 officers (4 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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
Average employees300300

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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  5. 2025-07-21
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  6. 2024-08-27
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  7. 2023-11-10
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  8. 2023-07-27
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  9. 2023-07-27
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  12. 2023-07-24
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  13. 2023-07-24
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  14. 2022-11-30
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  15. 2022-11-17
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  16. 2022-11-10
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  17. 2022-11-09
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  18. 2022-11-09
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  19. 2022-10-18
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  20. 2022-08-09
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  21. 2022-06-14
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  22. 2020-06-01
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    ROUTLEY, Andrea Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2020-01-01
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    ROUTLEY, Peter David resigned
    director
  24. 2019-09-01
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    ROUTLEY, Peter David resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-07-30
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    BRETT, Paul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-06-09
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    BRETT, Diana Belinda appointed
    director
  27. 2019-06-08
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    BRETT, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2014-12-01
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    ROUTLEY, Andrea Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 2011-01-01
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    MATTA, Mauro resigned
    director
  30. 2009-07-31
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    ROUTLEY, Peter David appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-07-31
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    ROUTLEY, Peter David appointed
    director
  32. 2008-08-01
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    DAVIS, Alun resigned
    secretary
  33. 2008-08-01
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    DAVIS, Alun resigned
    director
  34. 2005-09-08
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    MATTA, Mauro appointed
    director
  35. 2005-08-24
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    DAVIS, Alun appointed
    secretary
  36. 2005-08-24
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    COPPEN, Rosamund resigned
    director
  37. 2005-08-24
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    DAVIS, Alun appointed
    director
  38. 2005-08-02
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    SUNDERLAND, Mark resigned
    secretary
  39. 2005-08-02
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    SUNDERLAND, Mark resigned
    director
  40. 2003-03-10
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    COLES, Brenda appointed
    director
  41. 2003-03-10
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    GREEN, Hannah Lucy resigned
    director
  42. 2001-11-19
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    COPPEN, Rosamund appointed
    director
  43. 2001-10-02
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    CRAWFORD, Tracy Julie resigned
    director
  44. 2001-03-27
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    GREEN, Hannah Lucy appointed
    director
  45. 1998-08-28
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    DALZELL, Nicola Mary resigned
    director
  46. 1998-05-12
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    AUDSLEY, David Laurence resigned
    secretary
  47. 1998-05-12
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    SUNDERLAND, Mark appointed
    secretary
  48. 1998-05-12
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    EGLIN, Josephine Barbara resigned
    director
  49. 1998-05-12
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    SUNDERLAND, Mark appointed
    director
  50. 1994-07-19
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    BISHOP, Doris Mary resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Diana Belinda Brett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/07/2023
Mrs Brenda Coles
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/07/2023
Mr Paul Brett
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control · firm interest30/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter David Routleyceased 01/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1989-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Claremont House Durfold Wood
Plaistow
Billingshurst
RH14 0PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (4 active · 15 resigned)

BRETT, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-30
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Active
BRETT, Diana Belinda→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-06-09
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Active
BRETT, Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-06-08
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Active
COLES, Brenda→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-10
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Active
AUDSLEY, David Laurence→
secretary · resigned 1998-05-12
Resigned
DAVIS, Alun→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
ROUTLEY, Peter David→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2019-09-01
Resigned
SUNDERLAND, Mark→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2005-08-02
Resigned
BISHOP, Doris Mary→
director · ~112y · resigned 1994-07-19
Resigned
COPPEN, Rosamund→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-11-19 · resigned 2005-08-24
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Tracy Julie→
director · ~63y · resigned 2001-10-02
Resigned
DALZELL, Nicola Mary→
director · ~55y · appointed 1994-07-19 · resigned 1998-08-28
Resigned
DAVIS, Alun→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
EGLIN, Josephine Barbara→
director · ~75y · resigned 1998-05-12
Resigned
GREEN, Hannah Lucy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-03-27 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned
MATTA, Mauro→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-09-08 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
ROUTLEY, Andrea Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2020-06-01
Resigned
ROUTLEY, Peter David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
SUNDERLAND, Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2005-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-07-24