1-9 WHARF PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03829640 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£9
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (67/100)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
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 5 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9 | £9 |
| Current assets | £9 | £9 |
| Net assets | £9 | £9 |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-14➕SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-03-14📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08➖PEACOCK, Beverley Paula resigneddirector
- 2021-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-08-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-07-13➕BARRA, Sally Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2016-07-13➖NULTY, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 2016-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-15➕ASTIN, Damon Paul appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-08➖GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-02➖GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT (1995) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-02➕GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-29➕NULTY, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2005-09-01➖BROWN, Sarah Christine resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-01➕GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT (1995) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-01➕BROWN, Sarah Christine appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-01➖STOKELY, Robert Edward resignedsecretary
- 2004-11-01➕HOPE, Christopher John, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2004-07-01➕STOKELY, Robert Edward appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-01➖JOHN SIMMONS (PROPERTY MANAGEMENT) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-19➖POULTON, William Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-19➕PEACOCK, Beverley Paula appointeddirector
- 2004-04-19➖POULTON, Alan John resigneddirector
- 1999-10-20➕JOHN SIMMONS (PROPERTY MANAGEMENT) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-08-24➕POULTON, William Alexander appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-24➖SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-24➕POULTON, Alan John appointeddirector
- 1999-08-24➖SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 1-9 WHARF PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1999-08-23➕SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-23➕SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
The Barn, Downing Park Station Road
Swaffham Bulbeck
Cambridge
CB25 0NW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)
Active
SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARRA, Sally Alexandra→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOPE, Christopher John, Doctor→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Sarah Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2005-09-01
POULTON, William Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 2004-04-19
STOKELY, Robert Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2005-02-01
GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT (1995) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2011-06-02
GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-02 · resigned 2015-05-08
JOHN SIMMONS (PROPERTY MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 2004-07-01
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-24
NULTY, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-10-29 · resigned 2016-07-13
PEACOCK, Beverley Paula→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2021-07-08
POULTON, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 2004-04-19
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-23 · resigned 1999-08-24
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Recent filings (97 total)
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2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-22
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-11