62 ARGYLE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02804872 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-30
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£371
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £371
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£371
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£366
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £371 | £294 |
| Current assets | £366 | £289 |
| Net assets | £371 | £294 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18➖PAREKH, Priyesh resigneddirector
- 2025-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30➕CURTIS, Jonathan Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-08➖PAREKH, Pratik resigneddirector
- 2021-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14➕PAREKH, Pratik appointeddirector
- 2020-10-14➕PAREKH, Priyesh appointeddirector
- 2020-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-29➕QUEK, Wen Yuh appointeddirector
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-26➖SCOTT, Rupert James Cansdale resigneddirector
- 1997-12-09➖EHRLICH, Robert Daniel resigneddirector
- 1997-11-21➕LEE, John Stephen appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-21➕LEE, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 1997-11-21➖MCLEAN, Martin resignedsecretary
- 1997-11-21➕SCOTT, Rupert James Cansdale appointeddirector
- 1993-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 62 ARGYLE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1993-03-30➕MCLEAN, Martin appointedsecretary
- 1993-03-30➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 1993-03-30➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 1993-03-30➕EHRLICH, Robert Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Stephen Lee Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 01/1949 · age 77 | — | — | board controlboard control | 12/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Flat 2
62 Argyle Street
London
WC1H 8ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
Active
CURTIS, Jonathan Robert→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-11-21
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QUEK, Wen Yuh→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1997-11-21
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1993-03-30
EHRLICH, Robert Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1997-12-09
PAREKH, Pratik→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-10-14 · resigned 2022-07-08
PAREKH, Priyesh→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-10-14 · resigned 2025-12-18
SCOTT, Rupert James Cansdale→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 1997-11-21 · resigned 2012-05-26
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Recent filings (88 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11