10-15 COPPSFIELD RESIDENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04056510 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-21
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02➕ARTHUR, Jonty appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02➖PETIPHER, Alan David resigneddirector
- 2021-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-01➖CASEY, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-17➕CASEY, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-17➖EWER, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2006-04-01➕EWER, Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-01➖GABRIAC, Sophie Denise Yvette resignedsecretary
- 2000-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 10-15 COPPSFIELD RESIDENTS LIMITED
- 2000-08-21➕MELVILLE-HARRIS, Gary Paul appointeddirector
- 2000-08-21➕DWYER, Daniel John appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-08-21➖DWYER, Daniel John resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-08-21➕GABRIAC, Sophie Denise Yvette appointedsecretary
- 2000-08-21➕DWYER, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2000-08-21➖DWYER, Daniel John resigneddirector
- 2000-08-21➕DWYER, Daniel James appointednominee-director
- 2000-08-21➖DWYER, Daniel James resignednominee-director
- 2000-08-21➕PETIPHER, Alan David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Gary Paul Melville-Harris Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 02/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan David Petipherceased 02/06/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
11 Coppsfield
West Molesey
KT8 1SN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
ARTHUR, Jonty→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELVILLE-HARRIS, Gary Paul→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CASEY, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2019-01-01
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2000-08-21
EWER, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2013-07-17
GABRIAC, Sophie Denise Yvette→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2006-04-01
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2000-08-21
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resignednominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2000-08-21
PETIPHER, Alan David→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2000-08-21 · resigned 2021-06-02
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Recent filings (68 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26