11-23 SWALLOWS CROFT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04496077 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-07-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-24
    ➕
    PINNACLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-07-24
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-08-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-05-20
    ➖
    COPPS, Gerard Anthony resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2017-08-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    PIETRAVALLO, Antonio Alberto resigned
    director
  19. 2008-12-12
    ➕
    SULLY, Roy Herbert appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-16
    ➕
    COPPS, Gerard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-06-16
    ➖
    JEPPS, William Stuart Robertson resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 11-23 SWALLOWS CROFT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2002-07-26
    ➕
    JEPPS, William Stuart Robertson appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-07-26
    ➕
    THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-07-26
    ➖
    THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-07-26
    ➕
    PIETRAVALLO, Antonio Alberto appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-26
    ➕
    OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2002-07-26
    ➖
    OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Units 1, 2 & 3 Beech Court
Hurst
Reading
Berkshire
RG10 0RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PINNACLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SULLY, Roy Herbert→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPPS, Gerard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-16 · resigned 2023-05-20
Resigned
JEPPS, William Stuart Robertson→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2003-06-16
Resigned
THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-26
Resigned
PIETRAVALLO, Antonio Alberto→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05