13 POND STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03311662 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-03
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 Feb 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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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  2. 2024-11-12
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  3. 2023-11-02
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  4. 2022-11-02
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  5. 2021-10-19
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  6. 2020-10-15
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  7. 2019-10-25
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  8. 2018-10-24
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  9. 2017-10-11
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  10. 2016-12-06
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  11. 2016-12-06
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-11-29
    ARI, Mehmet Okan appointed
    director
  13. 2016-11-29
    ARI SEZGIN, Oya resigned
    director
  14. 2016-11-16
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  15. 2016-03-08
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  18. 2016-03-04
    HML HATHAWAYS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2016-03-04
    ARI SEZGIN, Oya appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-03
    SHORE, Victoria Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2015-06-01
    WEBB, Pedro Alexander Rocha resigned
    director
  22. 2015-02-27
    SIMON, Justin Adam appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-27
    SHORE, Victoria Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-05
    SIMON, Trevor Hewitt resigned
    director
  25. 2013-10-30
    HML HATHAWAYS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-11-02
    ABRAHAMS, Russell Mark resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-07-01
    PLATELL, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  28. 2008-01-01
    RICHARDSON, Mary Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2003-01-07
    ABRAHAMS, Russell Mark appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-01-07
    RYAN, Barry James resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-01-07
    RYAN, Barry James resigned
    director
  32. 2003-01-07
    SIMON, Trevor Hewitt appointed
    director
  33. 1998-06-03
    JANSZ, Natania Maria resigned
    secretary
  34. 1998-06-03
    RYAN, Barry James appointed
    secretary
  35. 1998-06-03
    ELLINGHAM, Charles Henry Mark resigned
    director
  36. 1998-06-03
    RYAN, Barry James appointed
    director
  37. 1997-06-17
    DE METZ, Linda Joy resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-06-17
    DE METZ, John Philip resigned
    director
  39. 1997-06-01
    JANSZ, Natania Maria appointed
    secretary
  40. 1997-06-01
    ELLINGHAM, Charles Henry Mark appointed
    director
  41. 1997-04-28
    PLATELL, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  42. 1997-04-28
    WEBB, Pedro Alexander Rocha appointed
    director
  43. 1997-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 13 POND STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  44. 1997-02-03
    DE METZ, Linda Joy appointed
    secretary
  45. 1997-02-03
    DE METZ, John Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
Miss Mary Ann Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

13 Pond Street
London
NW3 2PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

ARI, Mehmet Okan
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-29
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Active
RICHARDSON, Mary Ann
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-01-01
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Active
SIMON, Justin Adam
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-27
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Active
ABRAHAMS, Russell Mark
secretary · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2012-11-02
Resigned
DE METZ, Linda Joy
secretary · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 1997-06-17
Resigned
JANSZ, Natania Maria
secretary · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned
RYAN, Barry James
secretary · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 2003-01-07
Resigned
HML HATHAWAYS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2016-03-04
Resigned
ARI SEZGIN, Oya
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-03-04 · resigned 2016-11-29
Resigned
DE METZ, John Philip
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 1997-06-17
Resigned
ELLINGHAM, Charles Henry Mark
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 1998-06-03
Resigned
PLATELL, Amanda Jane
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
RYAN, Barry James
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-06-03 · resigned 2003-01-07
Resigned
SHORE, Victoria Louise
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-02-27 · resigned 2016-02-03
Resigned
SIMON, Trevor Hewitt
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2014-12-05
Resigned
WEBB, Pedro Alexander Rocha
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

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2025-10-22
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2024-11-12
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2023-11-02
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2021-10-19
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2020-10-15
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