14 RICHMOND ROAD EXETER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03012102 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-20
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£13.7k
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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
91 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.

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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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,734

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£14.4k
Current assets£15.3k
Net assets£13.7k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-15
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2025-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-05-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-05-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-05-28
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    INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-09-27
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2024-09-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-08-30
    ➕
    INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2024-08-30
    ➖
    WHITTON & LAING (SOUTH WEST) LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-01-01
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    MUZZLEWHITE, Philip William resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-01-01
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    WHITTON & LAING (SOUTH WEST) LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-08-11
    ➕
    MELROSE, Simon Robin Campbell appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    DOWNING, Rita Cherie resigned
    director
  26. 2007-11-05
    ➖
    ODD, David Edward, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2003-12-20
    ➖
    EATON, Jason Edward resigned
    director
  28. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    ODD, David Edward, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 1998-08-27
    ➕
    WARE, Juliet appointed
    director
  30. 1998-08-27
    ➖
    CLARKE, Dolina June resigned
    director
  31. 1998-08-27
    ➕
    DOWNING, Rita Cherie appointed
    director
  32. 1996-09-20
    ➖
    CLARKE, Dolina June resigned
    secretary
  33. 1996-09-20
    ➕
    MUZZLEWHITE, Philip William appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-06-09
    ➕
    CLARKE, Dolina June appointed
    secretary
  35. 1995-06-09
    ➖
    GORFIN, David John resigned
    secretary
  36. 1995-06-09
    ➕
    CLARKE, Dolina June appointed
    director
  37. 1995-06-09
    ➖
    COLE, Michael John resigned
    director
  38. 1995-06-09
    ➕
    EATON, Jason Edward appointed
    director
  39. 1995-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 RICHMOND ROAD EXETER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  40. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    GORFIN, David John appointed
    secretary
  41. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1995-01-20
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    COLE, Michael John appointed
    director
  44. 1995-01-20
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1995-01-20
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Juliet Ware
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/08/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

The Manor House
High Street
Honiton
EX14 1LJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

MELROSE, Simon Robin Campbell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARE, Juliet→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Dolina June→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-09 · resigned 1996-09-20
Resigned
GORFIN, David John→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1995-06-09
Resigned
MUZZLEWHITE, Philip William→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-20 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1995-01-20
Resigned
INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-08-30 · resigned 2025-05-28
Resigned
WHITTON & LAING (SOUTH WEST) LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned
CLARKE, Dolina June→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-06-09 · resigned 1998-08-27
Resigned
COLE, Michael John→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1995-06-09
Resigned
DOWNING, Rita Cherie→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-08-27 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
EATON, Jason Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-06-09 · resigned 2003-12-20
Resigned
ODD, David Edward, Dr→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2007-11-05
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-01-20 · resigned 1995-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-09-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-27