82 LONGBROOK STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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02492863 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-04-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
121 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-22
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  3. 2024-01-12
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  4. 2023-01-06
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  5. 2022-04-23
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  6. 2021-12-06
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  7. 2021-04-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-11-30
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  9. 2019-12-09
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  10. 2018-12-05
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  11. 2018-12-03
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  12. 2018-12-02
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    BENNETT, Matthew Fernley appointed
    director
  13. 2018-12-02
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    MAY, James Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2018-12-02
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  15. 2018-12-02
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  16. 2018-03-21
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  17. 2017-12-27
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  18. 2017-12-06
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    SEARLE, Rosemary Emma resigned
    director
  19. 2017-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-11-26
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    ANDERSON, Birthe resigned
    director
  21. 2017-09-28
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    BARZEY, Stuart John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-11-22
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    BARZEY, Stuart John appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-15
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    READ, Philip resigned
    director
  24. 2010-11-14
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    SEARLE, Rosemary Emma appointed
    director
  25. 2005-12-04
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    READ, Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-27
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    LESTER, Kate Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  27. 2005-04-05
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    CAVE, Ruby Edith Grace resigned
    director
  28. 2000-12-10
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    BIDDER, Rebecca Jayne appointed
    director
  29. 2000-12-10
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    LESTER, Kate Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2000-09-30
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    WARD, Julie resigned
    director
  31. 2000-08-18
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    COPPING, Sarah resigned
    director
  32. 1999-01-11
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    BISHOP, Sian resigned
    director
  33. 1997-04-27
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    WESTCOTT, Tony George Arthur appointed
    director
  34. 1997-04-27
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    BISHOP, Sian appointed
    director
  35. 1997-04-27
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    CAVE, Ruby Edith Grace appointed
    director
  36. 1996-09-09
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    WESTCOTT, Diane Marian resigned
    director
  37. 1996-08-26
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    CAVE, Albert Barry resigned
    director
  38. 1996-03-31
    ➕
    CAVE, Albert Barry appointed
    director
  39. 1996-03-31
    ➖
    WARD, Giles Fisher resigned
    director
  40. 1996-03-31
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    WARD, Julie appointed
    director
  41. 1996-02-22
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    OBRIEN, John Joseph Patrick resigned
    director
  42. 1995-10-26
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    TYRRELL, Adrian resigned
    director
  43. 1992-10-25
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    ANDERSON, Birthe appointed
    director
  44. 1990-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 82 LONGBROOK STREET MANAGEMENT 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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1990-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

82 Longbrook Street
Exeter
Devon
EX4 6AP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (6 active · 14 resigned)

GILMOUR, Peter Harald Andrew→
secretary
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Active
BENNETT, Matthew Fernley→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-02
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Active
BIDDER, Rebecca Jayne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-12-10
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Active
GILMOUR, Peter Harald Andrew→
director · ~63y
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Active
MAY, James Andrew→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-12-02
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Active
WESTCOTT, Tony George Arthur→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-04-27
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Active
ANDERSON, Birthe→
director · ~96y · appointed 1992-10-25 · resigned 2017-11-26
Resigned
BARZEY, Stuart John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-22 · resigned 2017-09-28
Resigned
BISHOP, Sian→
director · ~55y · appointed 1997-04-27 · resigned 1999-01-11
Resigned
CAVE, Albert Barry→
director · ~109y · appointed 1996-03-31 · resigned 1996-08-26
Resigned
CAVE, Ruby Edith Grace→
director · ~102y · appointed 1997-04-27 · resigned 2005-04-05
Resigned
COPPING, Sarah→
director · ~59y · resigned 2000-08-18
Resigned
LESTER, Kate Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-12-10 · resigned 2005-10-27
Resigned
OBRIEN, John Joseph Patrick→
director · ~68y · resigned 1996-02-22
Resigned
READ, Philip→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-12-04 · resigned 2015-07-15
Resigned
SEARLE, Rosemary Emma→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-11-14 · resigned 2017-12-06
Resigned
TYRRELL, Adrian→
director · ~57y · resigned 1995-10-26
Resigned
WARD, Giles Fisher→
director · ~59y · resigned 1996-03-31
Resigned
WARD, Julie→
director · ~55y · appointed 1996-03-31 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
WESTCOTT, Diane Marian→
director · ~83y · resigned 1996-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17