11 GLOUCESTER CRESCENT LONDON NW1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03984393 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
72 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£10.0k
Current assets—£3
Net assets—£10.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-03
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  3. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-04
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    LOVEGROVE, Deborah appointed
    director
  8. 2019-09-04
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    JONES, Claire Lisa resigned
    director
  9. 2019-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-09-04
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-06-18
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  12. 2018-08-20
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  13. 2017-10-11
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  14. 2017-02-28
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  15. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-03-05
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    BAIRD, Josephine Lucy resigned
    director
  19. 2008-05-19
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    LOVEGROVE, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-05-19
    ➖
    WHYBREW, Julia resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-01
    ➕
    JONES, Claire Lisa appointed
    director
  22. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    WHYBREW, Julia appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-08-05
    ➖
    GARLAND, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-08-05
    ➖
    GARLAND, Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 2000-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 11 GLOUCESTER CRESCENT LONDON NW1 LIMITED
  26. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    MCILVRIDE, John Aikman appointed
    director
  27. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    GARLAND, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-05-02
    ➖
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    BAIRD, Josephine Lucy appointed
    director
  31. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    GARLAND, Stuart appointed
    director
  32. 2000-05-02
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2000-05-02
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Aikman Mcilvride
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11 Gloucester Crescent
London
NW1 7DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

LOVEGROVE, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVEGROVE, Deborah→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-09-04
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Active
MCILVRIDE, John Aikman→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARLAND, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2003-08-05
Resigned
WHYBREW, Julia→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2008-05-19
Resigned
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2000-05-02
Resigned
BAIRD, Josephine Lucy→
director · ~108y · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2014-03-05
Resigned
GARLAND, Stuart→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2003-08-05
Resigned
JONES, Claire Lisa→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-02 · resigned 2000-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-04