20 ESSEX ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03815509 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-28

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-12
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2025-05-01
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2024-04-07
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2023-04-10
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2022-04-21
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2021-04-02
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2020-06-06
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2019-04-13
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2018-05-16
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2017-04-21
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2016-03-16
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2015-10-13
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2015-06-10
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2014-09-14
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2014-04-23
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2007-08-01
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ROBJOHNS, Timothy Charles appointed
director
2007-06-01
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ROUSSIN, Stephane resigned
director
2007-05-01
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PITSCH, Matthew Daniel resigned
director
2007-01-01
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PITSCH, Nathan appointed
director
2004-01-01
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FERRIS, Sean Michael appointed
secretary
2004-01-01
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PITSCH, Matthew Daniel resigned
secretary
2003-11-28
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FERRIS, Sean Michael appointed
director
2003-11-28
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BOYCE, Anthony Daniel resigned
secretary
2003-11-28
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BOYCE, Anthony Daniel resigned
director
2003-11-07
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PITSCH, Matthew Daniel appointed
secretary
2003-11-07
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PITSCH, Matthew Daniel appointed
director
2003-11-07
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WHITE, Paul Lewis resigned
director
2001-10-01
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HARGREAVES, Allison resigned
director
2001-10-01
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WHITE, Paul Lewis appointed
director
2000-11-28
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ROUSSIN, Stephane appointed
director
2000-11-28
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SMALLBONE, Eileen resigned
director
1999-07-28
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Company incorporated
As 20 ESSEX ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1999-07-28
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BOYCE, Anthony Daniel appointed
secretary
1999-07-28
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BOYCE, Anthony Daniel appointed
director
1999-07-28
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HARGREAVES, Allison appointed
director
1999-07-28
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SMALLBONE, Eileen appointed
director

Owner dependency

60/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Sean Michael Ferris Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated1999-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat 3 20 Essex Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 7TA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

FERRIS, Sean Michael→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-01

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Active

FERRIS, Sean Michael→

director · ~48y · appointed 2003-11-28

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Active

PITSCH, Nathan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2007-01-01

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Active

ROBJOHNS, Timothy Charles→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-08-01

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Active

BOYCE, Anthony Daniel→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2003-11-28

Resigned

PITSCH, Matthew Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2004-01-01

Resigned

BOYCE, Anthony Daniel→

director · ~61y · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2003-11-28

Resigned

HARGREAVES, Allison→

director · ~61y · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2001-10-01

Resigned

PITSCH, Matthew Daniel→

director · ~48y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2007-05-01

Resigned

ROUSSIN, Stephane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2007-06-01

Resigned

SMALLBONE, Eileen→

director · ~96y · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2000-11-28

Resigned

WHITE, Paul Lewis→

director · ~50y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2003-11-07

Resigned

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