40 COLLEGE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03219569 · 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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

38 officers (7 active, 38 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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2026-02-20
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COOK, Timothy Colin Bult, Dr resigned
director
2025-12-01
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2025-07-15
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2025-07-14
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DUNSTERVILLE, Simon Hugo Prior resigned
director
2024-11-04
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accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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2023-04-03
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2021-10-25
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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officers · AP01
2021-09-29
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ROBERTS, Katy Jane appointed
director
2021-03-03
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BRANTON, Matthew appointed
director
2021-03-03
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NI, Xiaoxia Lizzie, Dr appointed
director
2021-03-03
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officers · AP01
2021-03-03
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officers · AP01
2021-02-23
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2021-02-01
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MILLINGHAM, Oliver William James resigned
director
2020-08-25
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2019-11-13
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accounts · AA
2019-07-10
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HARVEY, Amanda resigned
director
2019-07-10
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officers · TM01
2018-11-08
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accounts · AA
2017-10-16
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2013-10-20
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MCLENNAN, Michael Richard appointed
director
2013-09-13
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BATEY, Jonathan resigned
director
2013-09-13
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DUNSTERVILLE, Simon Hugo Prior appointed
director
2013-08-06
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CLAY, Ruth Susan resigned
director
2011-09-13
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ASKEW, Kirsty appointed
director
2011-09-13
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AGNEW, Kirsty resigned
director
2011-09-12
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AGNEW, Kirsty appointed
director
2011-07-31
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HAWKINS, Cristopher Paul resigned
director
2011-07-07
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BATEY, Jonathan appointed
director
2011-07-05
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WINCHESTER, Kate resigned
secretary
2011-07-05
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WINCHESTER, Kate resigned
director
2009-06-19
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POWLES, Lawrence resigned
director
2008-11-14
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MILLINGHAM, Oliver William James appointed
director
2008-11-14
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NIGHTINGALE, Judith Mary resigned
director
2008-01-01
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LLEWELLYN, Richard Trevor resigned
director
2007-10-25
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HARVEY, Amanda appointed
director
2007-05-31
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WINCHESTER, Simon resigned
director
2006-11-12
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LLEWELLYN, Richard Trevor resigned
secretary
2006-11-12
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WINCHESTER, Kate appointed
secretary
2005-09-05
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HAWKINS, Cristopher Paul appointed
director
2005-09-05
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HODGSON, Nicholas Justin resigned
director
2005-09-05
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SCOTT, Alex resigned
director
2005-04-03
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LLEWELLYN, Richard Trevor appointed
secretary
2005-04-03
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WINCHESTER, Simon resigned
secretary
2004-07-03
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POWLES, Lawrence resigned
secretary
2004-07-03
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WINCHESTER, Simon appointed
secretary
2002-12-18
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TYTHERLEIGH, Michelle Yvette resigned
secretary

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COOK, Timothy Colin Bult, Dr resigned 2026-02-20; DUNSTERVILLE, Simon Hugo Prior resigned 2025-07-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Gillian Elizabeth Ann Dunsterville Individual · British · DOB 02/1943 · age 83	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1996-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

40 College Road

Clifton

Bristol

BS8 3HX

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