CRANSTONE COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02640837 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£9
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
119 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9 | £9 |
| Current assets | £9 | £9 |
| Net assets | £9 | £9 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-13📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2026-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14➕DEUTSCH, Walter Francis appointeddirector
- 2021-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-15➖DEUTSCH, Betty resigneddirector
- 2021-06-10➖LAUNDY, Paul resigneddirector
- 2021-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-04➖HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-23➕HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-04-23➖LAUNDY, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-23➕HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-04-23➖HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-04-23➕HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2018-04-23➖HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2018-04-23➕HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2013-09-01➖HOOPER, Ben resigneddirector
- 2013-04-15➕CALLAGHAN, Paul appointeddirector
- 2010-05-21➖GROVES, Leonard William resigneddirector
- 2008-09-25➕GROVES, Leonard William appointeddirector
- 2008-09-25➕HOOPER, Ben appointeddirector
- 2008-09-25➕LAUNDY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-09-20➖SHEPHERD, Philip John resigneddirector
- 2004-09-01➖MORLEY, Colin Paul resigneddirector
- 2002-04-26➖ASBURY, James Douglas resigneddirector
- 1997-02-04➕MORLEY, Colin Paul appointeddirector
- 1997-02-04➕SHEPHERD, Philip John appointeddirector
- 1996-02-29➕ASBURY, James Douglas appointeddirector
- 1996-02-29➖JAGO, David resigneddirector
- 1995-08-31➖POVEY, Alan Michael resignedsecretary
- 1991-11-09➕LAUNDY, Paul appointedsecretary
- 1991-11-09➕JAGO, David appointeddirector
- 1991-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CRANSTONE COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1991-08-27➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-08-27➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-08-27➕DEUTSCH, Betty appointeddirector
- 1991-08-27➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Unit 1 Manor Farm
Manor Road
Bexley
DA5 3LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)
HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALLAGHAN, Paul→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEUTSCH, Walter Francis→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAUNDY, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-11-09 · resigned 2018-04-23
POVEY, Alan Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-08-19 · resigned 1995-08-31
HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-04-23 · resigned 2018-04-23
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-08-27 · resigned 1991-08-27
ASBURY, James Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · appointed 1996-02-29 · resigned 2002-04-26
DEUTSCH, Betty→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1991-08-27 · resigned 2021-07-15
GROVES, Leonard William→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2010-05-21
HOOPER, Ben→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2013-09-01
JAGO, David→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1991-11-09 · resigned 1996-02-29
LAUNDY, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2021-06-10
MORLEY, Colin Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 1997-02-04 · resigned 2004-09-01
SHEPHERD, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1997-02-04 · resigned 2004-09-20
HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2018-04-23 · resigned 2018-04-23
HAMMOND PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2018-04-23 · resigned 2021-06-04
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-08-27 · resigned 1991-08-27
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Recent filings (119 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03