37A OXFORD ROAD (COWLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04296989 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-10-02
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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year to Oct 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-28
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  2. 2024-07-02
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  3. 2023-06-27
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  4. 2022-05-30
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  5. 2021-05-26
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  6. 2020-05-18
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  7. 2019-05-29
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  8. 2018-08-13
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  9. 2017-05-30
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  10. 2016-05-25
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  11. 2015-10-16
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  12. 2015-10-16
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  13. 2015-05-28
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  14. 2014-10-14
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  15. 2014-10-14
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2013-06-21
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    JONES, Julie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-06-21
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    JONES, Julie appointed
    director
  18. 2013-06-20
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    ROSE, Peter resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-06-20
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    ROSE, Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2002-07-12
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    BURTON, Royston appointed
    director
  21. 2002-07-12
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    ROSE, Peter appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-07-12
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    LINNELLS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-07-12
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    ROSE, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2002-07-12
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    LINNELLS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  25. 2001-10-21
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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  26. 2001-10-21
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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  27. 2001-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 37A OXFORD ROAD (COWLEY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2001-10-02
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-10-02
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    LINNELLS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2001-10-02
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-10-02
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  32. 2001-10-02
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2001-10-02
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    LINNELLS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Royston Burton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Lechlade Manor
Lechlade
Gloucestershire
GL7 3BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

JONES, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Royston→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-07-12
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Active
JONES, Julie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2013-06-20
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2001-10-21
Resigned
LINNELLS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2002-07-12
Resigned
ROSE, Peter→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2013-06-20
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2001-10-02
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2001-10-21
Resigned
LINNELLS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2002-07-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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2025-10-22
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2025-04-28
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2024-10-25
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2024-07-02
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2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
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accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
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accounts · AA
2020-05-18
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2019-10-21
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2019-05-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-09