PRESIDENT BUILDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03369653 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-13
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
132 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-02-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #9
  5. 2026-02-02
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    Charge satisfied #8
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2022-12-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-12-09
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2022-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-11-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2022-11-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2022-11-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2022-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-06-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2022-06-29
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2022-06-27
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  20. 2022-06-27
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  21. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2003-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #7
  23. 2003-10-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  24. 2003-10-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  25. 2003-10-16
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2003-03-11
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2002-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #4
  28. 2002-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2001-12-21
    CROSSLAND, David Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-12-21
    HUNT, Nigel Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2001-12-21
    GETTINGS, Edmund resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-12-21
    GETTINGS, Edmund resigned
    director
  33. 2001-12-21
    RYAN, Philip resigned
    director
  34. 2001-11-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  35. 2000-11-20
    RYAN, Philip appointed
    director
  36. 2000-11-18
    WARD, Bryan James resigned
    director
  37. 2000-11-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  38. 2000-06-23
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  39. 2000-06-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 2000-06-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 2000-05-08
    GETTINGS, Edmund appointed
    director
  42. 1999-10-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: J.F. Finnegan Limited
  43. 1999-05-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Nationwide Building Society
  44. 1999-05-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nationwide Building Society
  45. 1998-10-16
    MILNER, Frank William resigned
    director
  46. 1998-08-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: J.F. Finnegan Limited
  47. 1997-06-12
    CROSSLAND, David Kenneth appointed
    director
  48. 1997-06-12
    PONTIFEX, Bryan Richard appointed
    director
  49. 1997-06-12
    GETTINGS, Edmund appointed
    secretary
  50. 1997-06-12
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Crossland
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Bryan Richard Pontifex
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Nigel Stephen Hunt
Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Unit 1 President Buildings
Savile Street East
Sheffield
S4 7UQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

CROSSLAND, David Kenneth
secretary · appointed 2001-12-21
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Active
CROSSLAND, David Kenneth
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-06-12
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Active
HUNT, Nigel Stephen
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-12-21
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Active
PONTIFEX, Bryan Richard
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-06-12
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Active
GETTINGS, Edmund
secretary · appointed 1997-06-12 · resigned 2001-12-21
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned
GETTINGS, Edmund
director · ~91y · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2001-12-21
Resigned
MILNER, Frank William
director · ~90y · appointed 1997-06-12 · resigned 1998-10-16
Resigned
RYAN, Philip
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-11-20 · resigned 2001-12-21
Resigned
WARD, Bryan James
director · ~96y · appointed 1997-06-12 · resigned 2000-11-18
Resigned
DLA NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 1997-06-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property16/10/200302/02/2026
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/03/200302/02/2026
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property23/06/200030/10/2003
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property23/06/200030/10/2003
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property23/06/200030/10/2003
satisfied
J.F. Finnegan
J.F. Finnegan Limited
Debenture1 property22/10/199914/02/2002
satisfied
Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society
Debenture1 property18/05/199924/11/2001
satisfied
Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society
Legal charge2 properties18/05/199911/11/2000
satisfied
J.F. Finnegan
J.F. Finnegan Limited
Debenture1 property24/08/199814/02/2002

Recent filings (132 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-12-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-29