3 GROVE PARADE FLATS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04040140 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-25
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
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,049
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-20 | 2024-05-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.0k | £4.6k |
| Current assets | £4.3k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £5.0k | £4.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-24📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-07➕TWIGGS, Susan Dorothy appointeddirector
- 2022-01-07➖DUCKWORTH, Paul Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-18➕DEWBERRY, Arthur appointeddirector
- 2021-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-17➖DEWBERRY, Arthur resigneddirector
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-26➖HADFIELD, Lesley Jane resigneddirector
- 2015-06-10➕HADFIELD, Lesley Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-06-02➖GARNER, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2015-04-01➕DUCKWORTH, Paul Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-04-28➕MARTIMO, Kristiina Erja appointedsecretary
- 2014-04-28➖DUCKWORTH, Peter Barry resignedsecretary
- 2014-03-07➖DUCKWORTH, Peter Barry resigneddirector
- 2004-07-10➕GARNER, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2000-10-11➕MARTIMO, Kristiina Erja appointeddirector
- 2000-10-11➕DUCKWORTH, Peter Barry appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-11➕DEWBERRY, Arthur appointeddirector
- 2000-10-11➕DUCKWORTH, Peter Barry appointeddirector
- 2000-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 GROVE PARADE FLATS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2000-07-25➕DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-07-25➖DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-07-25➕PIKE, Pamela appointednominee-director
- 2000-07-25➖PIKE, Pamela resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Kristiina Erja Martimo Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 29/09/2021 |
Ms Susan Dorothy Twiggs Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
4 Darwin Avenue
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6NF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last made up to: 2025-05-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
MARTIMO, Kristiina Erja→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-04-28
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DEWBERRY, Arthur→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2021-08-18
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MARTIMO, Kristiina Erja→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-10-11
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TWIGGS, Susan Dorothy→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-01-07
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DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2000-07-25
DUCKWORTH, Peter Barry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-10-11 · resigned 2014-04-28
DEWBERRY, Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2000-10-11 · resigned 2021-08-17
DUCKWORTH, Paul Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2022-01-07
DUCKWORTH, Peter Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2000-10-11 · resigned 2014-03-07
GARNER, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-07-10 · resigned 2015-06-02
HADFIELD, Lesley Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-06-10 · resigned 2018-07-26
PIKE, Pamela→
Resignednominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2000-07-25
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Recent filings (80 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29