21 MINSTER ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02838112 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-21
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-15
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15
Net assets shrinking
Down £192 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£345
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
-£15
↓ 108% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£15£94£203£313£422£531Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-15£177
Cash£345£531
Net assets£-15£177

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-17
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2022-09-12
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  5. 2022-05-03
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  6. 2021-04-12
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  7. 2020-04-30
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  8. 2019-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-25
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    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-06-12
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2018-06-08
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    MORTIMER, Hannah Louise appointed
    secretary
  12. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-04
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  14. 2017-11-02
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  15. 2017-10-10
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  16. 2017-03-31
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  17. 2017-02-21
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-01-05
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    EVANS, Alexandra Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-01-05
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    EVANS, Alexandra Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2002-06-21
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    GRAHAM, John Joseph, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2002-06-21
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    AICHELE, Hermann Johannes resigned
    director
  22. 2002-01-28
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    URBACH, Eva appointed
    director
  23. 2002-01-25
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    SCHOLAR, Martin Julian resigned
    director
  24. 1998-05-18
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    SCHOLAR, Martin Julian appointed
    director
  25. 1998-05-18
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    STAPLEFORD, Frances resigned
    director
  26. 1998-04-05
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    EVANS, Alexandra Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-04-04
    ➖
    STAPLEFORD, Frances resigned
    secretary
  28. 1996-05-06
    ➖
    DIBB, Sara resigned
    director
  29. 1996-05-06
    ➕
    EVANS, Alexandra Jane appointed
    director
  30. 1995-10-27
    ➕
    AICHELE, Hermann Johannes appointed
    director
  31. 1995-10-27
    ➖
    SALMONS, Roger Martin resigned
    director
  32. 1993-07-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21 MINSTER ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  33. 1993-07-21
    ➕
    STAPLEFORD, Frances appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-07-21
    ➕
    DIBB, Sara appointed
    director
  35. 1993-07-21
    ➕
    SALMONS, Roger Martin appointed
    director
  36. 1993-07-21
    ➕
    STAPLEFORD, Frances appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr. John Joseph Graham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Ms Eva Urbach
Individual · Belgian · DOB 08/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Alexandra Jane Evansceased 02/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated1993-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 1 21a Minster Road
Fortune Green
London
NW2 3SE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

MORTIMER, Hannah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, John Joseph, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-06-21
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Active
URBACH, Eva→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Alexandra Jane→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-05 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned
STAPLEFORD, Frances→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-21 · resigned 1998-04-04
Resigned
AICHELE, Hermann Johannes→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-10-27 · resigned 2002-06-21
Resigned
DIBB, Sara→
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-07-21 · resigned 1996-05-06
Resigned
EVANS, Alexandra Jane→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-05-06 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned
SALMONS, Roger Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-07-21 · resigned 1995-10-27
Resigned
SCHOLAR, Martin Julian→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-05-18 · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
STAPLEFORD, Frances→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-07-21 · resigned 1998-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

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2026-04-29
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2025-09-08
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2024-10-17
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2024-08-06
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2023-12-11
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2023-07-24
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2022-09-12
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2022-08-01
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2022-05-03
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2021-07-23
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2021-04-12
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2020-07-29
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accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-31
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accounts · AA
2019-07-12