18 CORNWALL GARDENS SW7 MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02829634 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
26 officers (6 active, 26 linked, 17 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
135 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2024-03-11
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2021-10-05
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  6. 2021-08-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-08-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-08-06
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    officers · AP04
  9. 2021-08-06
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-08-02
    DUPRE, Enrico appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-01
    M2 PROPERTY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2021-08-01
    LPS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-05-21
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    address · AD01
  15. 2021-05-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-09
    BENCH, Didier Jean-Louis appointed
    director
  18. 2020-03-09
    LIVINGTON ACCOUNTANTS, Lps resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-03-09
    DUPRE, Alberto, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2020-03-09
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-03-09
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  23. 2020-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2020-02-05
    RESIDENTIAL, Susan Metcalfe resigned
    secretary
  25. 2020-02-05
    LPS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2020-02-05
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  27. 2019-11-28
    RESIDENTIAL, Susan Metcalfe resigned
    secretary
  28. 2019-11-27
    RESIDENTIAL, Susan Metcalfe appointed
    secretary
  29. 2019-11-18
    LIVINGTON ACCOUNTANTS, Lps appointed
    secretary
  30. 2019-06-04
    RESIDENTIAL, Susan Metcalfe appointed
    secretary
  31. 2019-06-04
    HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2017-10-25
    DUPRE, Alberto, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 2017-01-30
    DUPRE, Andrea, Doctor resigned
    director
  34. 2017-01-30
    DUPRE, Enrico resigned
    director
  35. 2017-01-01
    COWAN BAMA, Kirsten Louise resigned
    secretary
  36. 2017-01-01
    HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2016-01-20
    ISLAM, Sahar appointed
    director
  38. 2014-07-23
    DUNN-HILL, Anastasie Nadia resigned
    director
  39. 2013-03-28
    TARICCO, Marco resigned
    director
  40. 2005-07-13
    DUPRE, Enrico appointed
    director
  41. 2005-06-06
    TARICCO, Marco appointed
    director
  42. 2002-07-01
    DUPRE, Andrea, Doctor appointed
    director
  43. 2002-07-01
    DUPRE, Enrico resigned
    director
  44. 2001-08-22
    DUNN-HILL, Anastasie Nadia appointed
    director
  45. 2001-07-10
    COWAN BAMA, Kirsten Louise appointed
    director
  46. 2001-07-10
    COWAN BAMA, Kirsten Louise appointed
    secretary
  47. 2001-06-05
    BRADY, Warwick resigned
    secretary
  48. 2001-06-05
    BRADY, Warwick resigned
    director
  49. 2001-03-21
    DUPRE, Enrico appointed
    director
  50. 2001-03-20
    RECHNER, Barbel Karin appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Didier Jean-Louis Bench
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
2550%
25-50% shares01/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Barbel Karin Rechnerceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1993-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

6 Roland Gardens
London
SW7 3PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (6 active · 20 resigned)

M2 PROPERTY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-08-01
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Active
BENCH, Didier Jean-Louis
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-09
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Active
COWAN BAMA, Kirsten Louise
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-07-10
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Active
DUPRE, Enrico
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-08-02
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Active
ISLAM, Sahar
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-01-20
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Active
RECHNER, Barbel Karin
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-03-20
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Active
BRADY, Warwick
secretary · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 2001-06-05
Resigned
COWAN BAMA, Kirsten Louise
secretary · appointed 2001-07-10 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
LIVINGTON ACCOUNTANTS, Lps
secretary · appointed 2019-11-18 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned
RESIDENTIAL, Susan Metcalfe
secretary · appointed 2019-11-27 · resigned 2020-02-05
Resigned
RESIDENTIAL, Susan Metcalfe
secretary · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2019-11-28
Resigned
TAAFFE, Michael Lawrence
secretary · appointed 1993-06-23 · resigned 1994-11-15
Resigned
HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2019-06-04
Resigned
LPS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-05 · resigned 2021-08-01
Resigned
BENTLEY, David George
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-11-22 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
BENTLEY, Kirsten Louise
director · ~55y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1995-06-22
Resigned
BRADY, Warwick
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 2001-06-05
Resigned
BUNKALL, Robert Albert
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-06-23 · resigned 1994-11-15
Resigned
DUNN-HILL, Anastasie Nadia
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2014-07-23
Resigned
DUPRE, Alberto, Dr
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-10-25 · resigned 2020-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (135 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-06
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05