7 PITTVILLE LAWN MAINTENANCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03219516 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-07-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). 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
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
85 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-21➕PERKINS, Katherine Paige appointeddirector
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-22➖PERKINS, Charles William resigneddirector
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-02➖PERKINS, Charles William resignedsecretary
- 2007-04-13➕PAYNE, Richard Lester appointeddirector
- 2001-02-01➖PERKINS, David Michael resigneddirector
- 1999-06-29➖MORRIS, Philip resigneddirector
- 1999-06-06➕PERKINS, David Michael appointeddirector
- 1998-06-01➕PERKINS, Charles William appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-09➖BRUCE, Lewis resignedsecretary
- 1997-03-01➕PERKINS, Charles William appointeddirector
- 1996-10-31➖ABRAHAMS, Peter resigneddirector
- 1996-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 PITTVILLE LAWN MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- 1996-07-02➕BRUCE, Lewis appointeddirector
- 1996-07-02➕BRUCE, Lewis appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-02➕HEANUE, Ashlynn appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-07-02➖HEANUE, Ashlynn resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-07-02➕ABRAHAMS, Peter appointeddirector
- 1996-07-02➕BUTLER, Mark appointednominee-director
- 1996-07-02➖BUTLER, Mark resignednominee-director
- 1996-07-02➕MORRIS, Philip 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Lester Payne Individual · British · DOB 01/1943 · age 83 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest | 02/07/2016 |
Mr Lewis Bruce Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest | 02/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Charles William Perkinsceased 22/03/2022· board control · significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 71 SUGDEN ROAD LIMITED→ 05152574 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 73 LONDON ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT→ 10255744 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1996-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
4th Floor Llanthony Warehouse
The Docks
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2EH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BRUCE, Lewis→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1996-07-02
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PAYNE, Richard Lester→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2007-04-13
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PERKINS, Katherine Paige→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRUCE, Lewis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1998-01-09
HEANUE, Ashlynn→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1996-07-02
PERKINS, Charles William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-01 · resigned 2010-07-02
ABRAHAMS, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1996-10-31
BUTLER, Mark→
Resignednominee-director · ~62y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1996-07-02
MORRIS, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-07-02 · resigned 1999-06-29
PERKINS, Charles William→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 2022-03-22
PERKINS, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1999-06-06 · resigned 2001-02-01
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Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13