153 CROMWELL ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03683577 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-15
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 23.8y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-232024-06-23
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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  2. 2025-05-15
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  3. 2025-05-14
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    BERNARDI, Antonio Luis Angel resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2024-03-23
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  6. 2023-03-23
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  7. 2022-03-23
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  8. 2021-04-30
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  9. 2021-02-18
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    KHAN, Aida Majid resigned
    director
  10. 2021-02-18
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-03-22
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  13. 2018-03-22
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  14. 2017-03-23
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  15. 2016-03-23
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  16. 2016-01-07
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  17. 2016-01-07
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2014-10-01
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    RAMSDEN, John Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2014-02-14
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    WILLEY, Chantelle Betty resigned
    director
  20. 2013-08-19
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    BERNARDI, Antonio Luis Angel appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-19
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    FAVRE, Christian Marc-Olivier resigned
    director
  22. 2013-08-19
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    KHAN, Aida Majid appointed
    director
  23. 2013-08-19
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    PARKE, Robert Matthew resigned
    director
  24. 2013-08-19
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    WILLEY, Chantelle Betty appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-19
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    PARKE, Robert Matthew resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-06-17
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    JEWSON, William Edward Spencer resigned
    director
  27. 2007-06-13
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    COLEMAN, Jennifer Shaw resigned
    secretary
  28. 2007-06-13
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    PARKE, Robert Matthew appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-06-13
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    COLEMAN, Jennifer Shaw resigned
    director
  30. 2003-08-01
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    MOORE, Charles Anthony Laughton appointed
    director
  31. 2003-08-01
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    MOORE, Huong Thi Bich appointed
    director
  32. 2003-08-01
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    COLEMAN, Jennifer Shaw appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-08-01
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    MOORE, Nigel Arthur Laughton resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-08-01
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    JEWSON, William Edward Spencer appointed
    director
  35. 2003-08-01
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    MOORE, Nigel Arthur Laughton resigned
    director
  36. 2003-07-08
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    PARKE, Robert Matthew appointed
    director
  37. 2002-08-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Charles Moore
  38. 2002-08-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Robert Parke
  39. 2002-08-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Christian Favre
  40. 2002-08-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: William Jewson
  41. 2002-08-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Nigel Moore
  42. 2002-08-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: John Ramsden
  43. 2000-08-08
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    COLEMAN, Jennifer Shaw appointed
    director
  44. 2000-07-01
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    RAMSDEN, John Robert appointed
    director
  45. 1999-02-01
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    FAVRE, Christian Marc-Olivier appointed
    director
  46. 1999-01-12
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    MOORE, Nigel Arthur Laughton appointed
    secretary
  47. 1999-01-12
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    MOORE, Nigel Arthur Laughton appointed
    director
  48. 1998-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 153 CROMWELL ROAD LIMITED
  49. 1998-12-15
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 1998-12-15
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
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Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Putney Hill
London
SW15 6AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last made up to: 2025-06-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

MOORE, Charles Anthony Laughton→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Huong Thi Bich→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLEMAN, Jennifer Shaw→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2007-06-13
Resigned
MOORE, Nigel Arthur Laughton→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-12 · resigned 2003-08-01
Resigned
PARKE, Robert Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-13 · resigned 2013-07-19
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 1998-12-15
Resigned
BERNARDI, Antonio Luis Angel→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-08-19 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned
COLEMAN, Jennifer Shaw→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2007-06-13
Resigned
FAVRE, Christian Marc-Olivier→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2013-08-19
Resigned
JEWSON, William Edward Spencer→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2012-06-17
Resigned
KHAN, Aida Majid→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-08-19 · resigned 2021-02-18
Resigned
MOORE, Nigel Arthur Laughton→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-01-12 · resigned 2003-08-01
Resigned
PARKE, Robert Matthew→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2013-08-19
Resigned
RAMSDEN, John Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
WILLEY, Chantelle Betty→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-08-19 · resigned 2014-02-14
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 1998-12-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Charles Moore
Legal charge1 property20/08/2002—
outstanding
Robert Parke
Legal charge1 property20/08/2002—
outstanding
Christian Favre
Legal charge1 property20/08/2002—
outstanding
William Jewson
Legal charge1 property20/08/2002—
outstanding
Nigel Moore
Legal charge1 property20/08/2002—
outstanding
John Ramsden
Legal charge1 property20/08/2002—
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Recent filings (109 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-20