12 THE PARADE SWANAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04103827 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-08
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 Dec 2023
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 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 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
1 year 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 | 2023-12-31 |
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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 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-27➕WHIDDETT, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-28➖MILLER, Howard Keene resigneddirector
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2019-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-28➕GRIFFITHS, Dennis appointeddirector
- 2015-09-02➖ECCLESTON, Geoffrey Stuart resigneddirector
- 2010-11-09➕WITTS, Jonathan Courtney appointeddirector
- 2009-06-22➖EDSALL, Pamela Frances resigneddirector
- 2007-10-29➕MILLER, Howard Keene appointeddirector
- 2007-07-13➖ARDEN, Derek resigneddirector
- 2005-02-07➕ECCLESTON, Geoffrey Stuart appointeddirector
- 2005-02-07➖ECCLESTON, Tanya resigneddirector
- 2004-01-18➕SWANAGE FLAT MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-01-18➖HERNANDEZ, Linda Susan resignedsecretary
- 2003-05-30➕EDSALL, Pamela Frances appointeddirector
- 2003-03-29➕ARDEN, Derek appointeddirector
- 2003-03-29➖ECCLESTON, Geoffrey Stuart resigneddirector
- 2003-03-29➕ECCLESTON, Tanya appointeddirector
- 2002-07-13➖ECCLESTON, Tanya resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-13➕HERNANDEZ, Linda Susan appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 THE PARADE SWANAGE LIMITED
- 2000-11-08➕ECCLESTON, Tanya appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-08➕BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-08➖BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-08➕ECCLESTON, Geoffrey Stuart appointeddirector
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Dennis Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 05/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/11/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Courtney Witts Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Howard Keene Millerceased 12/06/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 23 DEAN PARK ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 01388133 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
53 High Street
Swanage
BH19 2LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)
SWANAGE FLAT MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-18
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GRIFFITHS, Dennis→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2017-01-28
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WHIDDETT, Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-10-27
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WITTS, Jonathan Courtney→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-11-09
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ECCLESTON, Tanya→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2002-07-13
HERNANDEZ, Linda Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-13 · resigned 2004-01-18
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2000-11-08
ARDEN, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-03-29 · resigned 2007-07-13
ECCLESTON, Geoffrey Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2015-09-02
ECCLESTON, Geoffrey Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2000-11-08 · resigned 2003-03-29
ECCLESTON, Tanya→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-29 · resigned 2005-02-07
EDSALL, Pamela Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2009-06-22
MILLER, Howard Keene→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-10-29 · resigned 2020-05-28
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Recent filings (84 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-11-11
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officers · CH04
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-11-09
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2021-02-24
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