18-20 CAMBRIDGE ROAD ELY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04469165 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-06-25
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-01
    LIMITED, Flaxfields Secretarial appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-01
    SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-04-01
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2025-04-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-03-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-01-16
    JOHNSON, Stephen Edward Harcourt appointed
    director
  11. 2025-01-16
    GIANNANDREA, Claire June resigned
    director
  12. 2025-01-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-01-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-01-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-01-04
    NEILSON, Rekha appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-31
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2024-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-12-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-07-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-07-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-06-29
    GIANNANDREA, Claire June appointed
    director
  23. 2023-06-29
    REED, Alan John resigned
    director
  24. 2022-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-05-13
    HELLAWELL, Samantha Jane resigned
    director
  26. 2022-05-13
    REED, Alan John appointed
    director
  27. 2022-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2022-05-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  30. 2019-06-13
    SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2019-05-13
    GIANNANDREA, Claire resigned
    secretary
  32. 2018-06-08
    HELLAWELL, Samantha Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2018-06-08
    MULQUIN, Michael John resigned
    director
  34. 2014-02-23
    MULQUIN, Michael John appointed
    director
  35. 2014-01-31
    TUPLIN, Karl Edmund resigned
    director
  36. 2011-09-17
    GIANNANDREA, Claire appointed
    secretary
  37. 2011-09-17
    TUPLIN, Karl Edmund appointed
    director
  38. 2011-09-16
    NICHOLSON, Sally resigned
    secretary
  39. 2011-09-16
    NICHOLSON, Jeremy Larry resigned
    director
  40. 2011-09-16
    NICHOLSON, Josephine Sandra resigned
    director
  41. 2002-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 18-20 CAMBRIDGE ROAD ELY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  42. 2002-06-25
    NICHOLSON, Sally appointed
    secretary
  43. 2002-06-25
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2002-06-25
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2002-06-25
    NICHOLSON, Jeremy Larry appointed
    director
  46. 2002-06-25
    NICHOLSON, Josephine Sandra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Office 1, Fordham House Court 46 Newmarket Road
Fordham
Ely
CB7 5LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

LIMITED, Flaxfields Secretarial
secretary · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
JOHNSON, Stephen Edward Harcourt
director · ~81y · appointed 2025-01-16
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Active
NEILSON, Rekha
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-01-04
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Active
GIANNANDREA, Claire
secretary · appointed 2011-09-17 · resigned 2019-05-13
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Sally
secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2011-09-16
Resigned
SAINT ANDREWS BUREAU LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-06-13 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned
GIANNANDREA, Claire June
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-06-29 · resigned 2025-01-16
Resigned
HELLAWELL, Samantha Jane
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-08 · resigned 2022-05-13
Resigned
MULQUIN, Michael John
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-02-23 · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Jeremy Larry
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2011-09-16
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Josephine Sandra
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2011-09-16
Resigned
REED, Alan John
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2023-06-29
Resigned
TUPLIN, Karl Edmund
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-09-17 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-27