25 CRESCENT AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04414272 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£30
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£30
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£6£12£18£24£30Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£30£30
Net assets£30£30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-16
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  3. 2024-01-18
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  4. 2023-01-07
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  5. 2021-12-28
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  6. 2021-04-24
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  7. 2020-01-19
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  8. 2019-01-13
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  9. 2018-01-29
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  10. 2017-05-02
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2017-05-01
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    BELDERSON, Linda, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2017-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2016-10-10
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    SHAW, Stuart resigned
    director
  14. 2016-10-10
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  15. 2016-06-15
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  16. 2016-06-15
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  17. 2016-06-15
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    address · AD01
  18. 2016-06-13
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    RICHARDSON, Andrea appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-06-13
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    SHAW, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-01-25
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    RICHARDSON, Andrea, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2003-11-27
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    PRIESTLEY, James Michael resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-11-27
    ➖
    PRIESTLEY, James Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2003-10-29
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    SHAW, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-10-29
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    HARDCASTLE, Elaine Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2003-10-29
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    SHAW, Stuart appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 25 CRESCENT AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    EVES, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    PRIESTLEY, James Michael appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-04-11
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    HARDCASTLE, Elaine Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    PRIESTLEY, James Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2002-04-11
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-04-11
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-04-11
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2002-04-11
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Linda Belderson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2017
Mr Stephen Eves
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/06/2016
Dr Andrea Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Flat 2 25 Crescent Avenue
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 3EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2016-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELDERSON, Linda, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVES, Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Andrea, Dr→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRIESTLEY, James Michael→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2003-11-27
Resigned
SHAW, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2016-06-13
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned
HARDCASTLE, Elaine Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2003-10-29
Resigned
PRIESTLEY, James Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2003-11-27
Resigned
SHAW, Stuart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2016-10-10
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-11 · resigned 2002-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-12