81 CLARENCE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04397706 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,258

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.3k—
Current assets£12.6k—
Cash£11.5k—
Debtors£1.1k—
Net assets£10.3k—
Average employees—200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Mark appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-18
    ➕
    FOSTER, Jonathan Michael Mclay appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-18
    ➖
    DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-08-18
    ➖
    DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  6. 2025-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-08-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2025-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-03-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2023-03-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2023-01-21
    ➕
    DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2023-01-21
    ➖
    FOSTER, Colin Maxwell resigned
    secretary
  18. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-03-15
    ➕
    DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2016-03-15
    ➖
    FOSTER, Colin Maxwell resigned
    director
  25. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    FOSTER, Mark Howard appointed
    director
  26. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    FOSTER, Colin Maxwell appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-05-29
    ➖
    SHOUKSMITH, Richard Philip resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-05-29
    ➖
    SHOUKSMITH, Richard Philip resigned
    director
  29. 2002-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 81 CLARENCE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  30. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    SHOUKSMITH, Richard Philip appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    FOSTER, Colin Maxwell appointed
    director
  32. 2002-03-19
    ➕
    SHOUKSMITH, Richard Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FOSTER, Jonathan Michael Mclay (same surname) appointed 2025-08-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth resigned 2025-08-18; DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth resigned 2025-08-18

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

17 King Rudding Close
Riccall
York
YO19 6RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

FOSTER, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2025-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Jonathan Michael Mclay→
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Mark Howard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2023-01-21 · resigned 2025-08-18
Resigned
FOSTER, Colin Maxwell→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2023-01-21
Resigned
SHOUKSMITH, Richard Philip→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2003-05-29
Resigned
DURKIN, Joanne Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-15 · resigned 2025-08-18
Resigned
FOSTER, Colin Maxwell→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2016-03-15
Resigned
SHOUKSMITH, Richard Philip→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2003-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-10