42 CLIFTON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02528771 · ltd · incorporated 1990-08-07

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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2025-04-07
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2024-04-19
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accounts · AA
2023-04-14
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accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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officers · CH01
2022-05-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-22
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LOWE, Theresa Ann appointed
secretary
2022-04-22
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LOWE, Theresa Ann resigned
secretary
2022-04-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-22
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2022-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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accounts · AA
2020-04-27
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2019-05-05
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2018-05-11
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accounts · AA
2017-04-26
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accounts · AA
2015-11-03
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LOWE, Theresa Ann appointed
director
2015-11-03
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LOWE, Theresa Ann appointed
secretary
2015-10-28
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PYM, Nicholas Henry resigned
secretary
2015-10-28
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PYM, Nicholas Henry resigned
director
2014-10-23
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WILDING, Helena appointed
director
2014-10-19
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ALEXANDER, Michael Alan Rennie resigned
director
2013-07-12
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LOWE, Joanne Charlotte appointed
director
2013-07-12
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ELLIS, David John resigned
director
2008-06-16
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ALEXANDER, Michael Alan Rennie appointed
director
2008-04-15
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SMITH, Peter Ogilvie resigned
director
2005-04-11
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ELLIS, Annemarie Jinette resigned
secretary
2005-04-11
➕
PYM, Nicholas Henry appointed
secretary
2005-04-11
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ELLIS, Annemarie Jinette resigned
director
2005-04-11
➕
SMITH, Peter Ogilvie appointed
director
2001-07-20
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PYM, Nicholas Henry appointed
director
2001-07-20
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TARDIVO, Mark Galliano resigned
director
2000-06-09
➕
ELLIS, Annemarie Jinette appointed
secretary
2000-06-09
➖
LINNINGTON, Sarah Louise resigned
secretary
2000-06-09
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ELLIS, David John appointed
director
2000-06-09
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LINNINGTON, Sarah Louise resigned
director
1999-10-12
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DURANT, Denise Sharon resigned
director
1999-10-12
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ELLIS, Annemarie Jinette appointed
director
1993-07-27
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DURANT, Denise Sharon resigned
secretary
1993-07-27
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LINNINGTON, Sarah Louise appointed
secretary
1992-11-26
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LINNINGTON, Sarah Louise appointed
director
1992-11-26
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MUGFORD, Bret resigned
director
1990-08-07
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Company incorporated
As 42 CLIFTON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Joanne Charlotte Lowe Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Miss Helena Wilding Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Theresa Ann Lowe Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1990-08-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

The Mill House Oil Mill Lane

Clyst St. Mary

Exeter

EX5 1AG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-21

Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

LOWE, Theresa Ann→

secretary · appointed 2022-04-22

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Active

LOWE, Joanne Charlotte→

director · ~36y · appointed 2013-07-12

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Active

LOWE, Theresa Ann→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-11-03

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Active

WILDING, Helena→

director · ~38y · appointed 2014-10-23

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Active

DURANT, Denise Sharon→

secretary · resigned 1993-07-27

Resigned

ELLIS, Annemarie Jinette→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-09 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

LINNINGTON, Sarah Louise→

secretary · appointed 1993-07-27 · resigned 2000-06-09

Resigned

LOWE, Theresa Ann→

secretary · appointed 2015-11-03 · resigned 2022-04-22

Resigned

PYM, Nicholas Henry→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2015-10-28

Resigned

ALEXANDER, Michael Alan Rennie→

director · ~46y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2014-10-19

Resigned

DURANT, Denise Sharon→

director · ~65y · resigned 1999-10-12

Resigned

ELLIS, Annemarie Jinette→

director · ~54y · appointed 1999-10-12 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

ELLIS, David John→

director · ~84y · appointed 2000-06-09 · resigned 2013-07-12

Resigned

LINNINGTON, Sarah Louise→

director · ~58y · appointed 1992-11-26 · resigned 2000-06-09

Resigned

MUGFORD, Bret→

director · ~62y · resigned 1992-11-26

Resigned

PYM, Nicholas Henry→

director · ~64y · appointed 2001-07-20 · resigned 2015-10-28

Resigned

SMITH, Peter Ogilvie→

director · ~54y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2008-04-15

Resigned

TARDIVO, Mark Galliano→

director · ~63y · resigned 2001-07-20

Resigned

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2022-04-22

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