CRANLEIGH HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (1997) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03458775 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-10-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

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 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	—	400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-04
➕
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, Lfg appointed
secretary
2025-06-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
➕
LAM, Dominic Hung, Professor appointed
director
2023-05-23
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OLIVER, Brian Paul resigned
director
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-23
➖
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-08-23
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2019-09-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-09-10
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MASON, William Ernest resigned
director
2018-09-10
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OLIVER, Brian Paul appointed
director
2012-12-09
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ROADNIGHT, Mareike Elisabeth appointed
director
2012-11-02
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PATEL, Vinai, Dr resigned
director
2010-03-19
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TREVISAN, Georgina Ann appointed
director
2010-03-19
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CHIBNALL, Valerie Jean resigned
director
2008-09-27
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CHIBNALL, Valerie Jean appointed
director
2008-07-11
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CHIBNALL, Roy Robert resigned
director
2004-08-28
➕
PATEL, Vinai, Dr appointed
director
2004-08-18
➕
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-06-10
➖
MINNS, Denis Rodney resigned
secretary
2004-06-10
➖
BAILEY, Gary Edward resigned
director
2004-06-10
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MINNS, Denis Rodney resigned
director
2004-04-30
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CHIBNALL, Roy Robert appointed
director
2004-04-08
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MASON, William Ernest appointed
director
2004-03-12
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PATEMAN, Anthony Ronald appointed
director
2003-03-01
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BAILEY, Gary Edward appointed
director
2002-12-09
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MINNS, Denis Rodney appointed
secretary
2002-02-07
➖
YOUNG, David Robert resigned
secretary
2002-01-21
➖
YOUNG, David Robert resigned
director
2000-11-01
➕
MINNS, Denis Rodney appointed
director
2000-10-26
➖
GENT, Kathleen Doris resigned
director
2000-10-24
➖
ASHDOWN, Jonathan resigned
director
2000-09-29
➖
MARNS, Albert Frederick resigned
director
1997-12-04
➕
MARNS, Albert Frederick appointed
director
1997-11-21
➕
GENT, Kathleen Doris appointed
director
1997-10-31
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Company incorporated
As CRANLEIGH HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (1997) LIMITED
1997-10-31
➕
YOUNG, David Robert appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Lfg Property Management

66 Paul Street

London

EC2A 4NA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31