25-28 LITTLE COMMON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04075256 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-20
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£7.0k
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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,000
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.0k |
| Net assets | £7.0k |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-22➕NEALE, Christopher John Roger appointedsecretary
- 2026-03-22➖ZAR, Caron resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21➕NEALE, Christopher John Roger appointeddirector
- 2018-08-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-08-17➖GAINSLEY, Leigh Elliott resignedsecretary
- 2018-08-17➕ZAR, Caron appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-17➖GAINSLEY, Leigh Elliott resigneddirector
- 2018-08-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-08-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2005-11-03➕GAINSLEY, Leigh Elliott appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-03➖GODDARD, Gillian Susan resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-03➕GAINSLEY, Leigh Elliott appointeddirector
- 2005-11-03➖GODDARD, Gillian Susan resigneddirector
- 2004-11-25➖IZARD, Janette resigneddirector
- 2004-10-25➖BLOOM, Andrew Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2000-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 25-28 LITTLE COMMON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2000-09-20➕ZAR, Caron appointeddirector
- 2000-09-20➕GODDARD, Gillian Susan appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-20➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-20➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-20➕BLOOM, Andrew Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2000-09-20➕GODDARD, Gillian Susan appointeddirector
- 2000-09-20➕IZARD, Janette appointeddirector
- 2000-09-20➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-09-20➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 64 — 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
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher John Roger Neale Individual · English · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Caron Zarceased 22/03/2026· significant influence
- Mr Leigh Elliott Gainsleyceased 17/08/2018· significant influence
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
Incorporated2000-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
25 Little Common
Stanmore
HA7 3BZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
NEALE, Christopher John Roger→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEALE, Christopher John Roger→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAINSLEY, Leigh Elliott→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2018-08-17
GODDARD, Gillian Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2005-11-03
ZAR, Caron→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-08-17 · resigned 2026-03-22
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2000-09-20
BLOOM, Andrew Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2004-10-25
GAINSLEY, Leigh Elliott→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2018-08-17
GODDARD, Gillian Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2005-11-03
IZARD, Janette→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2004-11-25
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2000-09-20
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Recent filings (84 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-13