CUTLERS CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02725662 · ltd · incorporated 1992-06-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 13 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
127 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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-07-09➖SMITH, Nigel Brett resigneddirector
- 2026-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-01➕FOSTER KEMP COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-04-01➖FOSTER, Richard James resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11➖SMITH, Ann Lavinia resigneddirector
- 2024-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08➕FOSTER, Richard James appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-08➖YE, Ping resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-02-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-30➖MOORES, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2021-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-08➖SMITH, Bernard resigneddirector
- 2021-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-01➖SMITH, Ann Lavinia resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-01➕YE, Ping appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-01➖MOORES, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➕ANTONIADES, Sally Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-01-01➕CRAIGIE, Suzanne Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-01-01➕SMITH, Nigel Brett appointeddirector
- 2006-06-20➕SMITH, Neville Gary appointeddirector
- 2006-06-20➕YE, Ping appointeddirector
- 2002-02-18➕MOORES, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2002-02-18➕MOORES, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2002-01-11➖DEBENHAM, Susan Caroline resigneddirector
- 2002-01-11➖GOODMAN, Stephen Willaim resigneddirector
- 1997-01-18➕DEBENHAM, Susan Caroline appointeddirector
- 1997-01-18➕GOODMAN, Stephen Willaim appointeddirector
- 1996-11-22➖LEES, Ann resigneddirector
- 1996-11-22➖LEES, Colin Robinson resigneddirector
- 1993-07-21➕LEES, Ann appointeddirector
- 1993-07-21➕LEES, Colin Robinson appointeddirector
- 1992-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CUTLERS CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1992-06-24➕SMITH, Ann Lavinia appointedsecretary
- 1992-06-24➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-06-24➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
103 Regent House 13-15 George Street
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP20 2HU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-03-31
Last made up to: 2026-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (5 active · 14 resigned)
FOSTER KEMP COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-04-01
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ANTONIADES, Sally Ann→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-01-01
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CRAIGIE, Suzanne Jane→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-01
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SMITH, Neville Gary→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-06-20
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Active
FOSTER, Richard James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2025-04-01
SMITH, Ann Lavinia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 2019-08-01
YE, Ping→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2022-02-08
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 1992-06-24
DEBENHAM, Susan Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-11
GOODMAN, Stephen Willaim→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-11
LEES, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1993-07-21 · resigned 1996-11-22
LEES, Colin Robinson→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1993-07-21 · resigned 1996-11-22
MOORES, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2021-07-30
MOORES, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2019-08-01
SMITH, Ann Lavinia→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 2024-07-11
SMITH, Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 2021-07-08
SMITH, Nigel Brett→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2026-07-09
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-06-24 · resigned 1992-06-24
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Recent filings (127 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18