17 GOWLETT ROAD LONDON MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04037577 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-20
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£657
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £657

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£657
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£131£263£394£526£657Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.8k£5.8k
Net assets£657£657

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-08
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    SMITH, Ian Martin appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-25
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    address · AD01
  16. 2015-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-07-01
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    RANGHEL, Mark Patrick Joshua appointed
    director
  18. 2009-06-17
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    RANGHEL, Marilyn resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    CERULLO, Martin Richard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-21
    ➖
    HORRY, Graham Richard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-21
    ➕
    RANGHEL, Marilyn appointed
    director
  22. 2000-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 GOWLETT ROAD LONDON MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2000-07-20
    ➕
    CERULLO, Martin Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2000-07-20
    ➕
    HORRY, Graham Richard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-07-20
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-07-20
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-07-20
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-07-20
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Patrick Joshua Ranghel
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence18/07/2016
Mr Martin Richard Cerrullo
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence18/07/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6 Rye Court
214 Peckham Rye
London
SE22 0LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

CERULLO, Martin Richard→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-21
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Active
CERULLO, Martin Richard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2000-07-20
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Active
RANGHEL, Mark Patrick Joshua→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-01
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Active
SMITH, Ian Martin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORRY, Graham Richard→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2003-03-21
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-07-20
Resigned
RANGHEL, Marilyn→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2009-06-17
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-02