13 YORK PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02612786 · ltd · incorporated 1991-05-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-02-27
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  4. 2023-02-24
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  5. 2022-03-31
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  6. 2022-03-01
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    HORSLEY, Christopher appointed
    director
  7. 2022-03-01
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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  9. 2021-05-28
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  10. 2021-05-11
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    LEDGER, Aidan resigned
    director
  11. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-15
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  13. 2018-02-26
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  14. 2017-05-20
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  15. 2017-02-16
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-01
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    LEDGER, Aidan appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-14
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  18. 2016-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-15
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    MITCHISON, Amanda Naomi appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-18
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    NA THALANG, Chanintira resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-12
    ➖
    JAMES, Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2012-09-01
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    JAMES, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2005-08-01
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    NA THALANG, Chanintira appointed
    director
  24. 1999-10-05
    ➖
    MCGUIRE, Cecilia Louise resigned
    director
  25. 1994-09-30
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    PITKIN, Martin David resigned
    director
  26. 1994-05-01
    ➕
    MCGUIRE, Cecilia Louise appointed
    director
  27. 1994-05-01
    ➕
    PITKIN, Martin David appointed
    director
  28. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    HARROP, Michele appointed
    director
  29. 1993-10-01
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    GREEN, Gabriele Ida Elisabeth resigned
    director
  30. 1991-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 13 YORK PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Michael Mccarthy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016
Michele Harrop
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1991-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

13 York Place
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

MCCARTHY, Paul Michael→
secretary
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Active
HARROP, Michele→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-10-01
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Active
HORSLEY, Christopher→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
MCCARTHY, Paul Michael→
director · ~64y
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Active
MITCHISON, Amanda Naomi→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-15
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Active
GREEN, Gabriele Ida Elisabeth→
director · ~106y · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
JAMES, Paul→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned
LEDGER, Aidan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2021-05-11
Resigned
MCGUIRE, Cecilia Louise→
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-05-01 · resigned 1999-10-05
Resigned
NA THALANG, Chanintira→
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned
PITKIN, Martin David→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-05-01 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03