31 ELM GROVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04440120 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-16

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£2.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

99999SIC 99999

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,633

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,641 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Assets

£171

↓ 95% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£2.6k	£5.3k
Current assets	£171	£3.3k
Net assets	£2.6k	£5.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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CRAIG, Caroline Amy Rimbert appointed
secretary
2022-04-27
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CRAIG, Caroline Amy Rimbert appointed
director
2022-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-07-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-23
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-07-08
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PATTERSON, Jean Ivymay resigned
director
2021-07-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-02-17
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ASHCROFT, Catherine Louise, Doctor appointed
secretary
2018-02-17
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GOODWIN, Sarah Margaret appointed
director
2018-02-17
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GOODWIN, Christopher David resigned
secretary
2018-02-17
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GOODWIN, Christopher David resigned
director
2014-07-10
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DUQUESNOY, Samuel Louis resigned
secretary
2014-07-04
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ASHCROFT, Catherine Louise, Dr appointed
director
2014-06-29
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GOODWIN, Christopher David appointed
secretary
2014-06-29
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DUQUESNOY, Samuel Louis resigned
director
2014-06-29
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GOODWIN, Christopher David appointed
director
2012-12-15
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DUQUESNOY, Samuel Louis appointed
secretary
2012-12-15
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JOLLY, Andrew resigned
secretary
2012-12-15
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DUQUESNOY, Samuel Louis appointed
director
2012-12-15
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JOLLY, Andrew resigned
director
2005-08-25
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BUSFIELD, Nicola Robin resigned
director
2003-09-12
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BUSFIELD, Nicola Robin appointed
director
2003-05-10
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CAMPBELL, Ian Stuart resigned
director
2002-05-16
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Company incorporated
As 31 ELM GROVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2002-05-16
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JOLLY, Andrew appointed
secretary
2002-05-16
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-16
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-16
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CAMPBELL, Ian Stuart appointed
director
2002-05-16
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JOLLY, Andrew appointed
director
2002-05-16
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PATTERSON, Jean Ivymay appointed
director
2002-05-16
➕
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-05-16
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Stephen Charles Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	23/07/2021
Mrs Sarah Margaret Goodwin Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/02/2018
Dr Catherine Louise Ashcroft Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Jean Ivymay Pattersonceased 31/01/2021· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2002-05-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

31 Elm Grove

Peckham

London

SE15 5DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-12

Last: 2026-05-29