7 CLIFTON GARDENS FOLKESTONE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04738835 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-04-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2026-03-23
    ➕
    ZYNKOWSKA, Anna appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-18
    ➕
    BARNES, Beverley appointed
    secretary
  10. 2024-09-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-09-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-09-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-09-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2024-04-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-01-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-12-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-04-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2009-05-11
    ➖
    HALL, Linda Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-20
    ➖
    TOLHURST, Ernest resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    MCSWINEY, Bryan Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-21
    ➕
    HALL, Linda Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-07-30
    ➖
    NEWLAND, Alan Vernon resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-04-23
    ➖
    COURTNAGE, Angela Jean resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-04-23
    ➕
    NEWLAND, Alan Vernon appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-04-23
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Martin Paul resigned
    director
  29. 2003-04-23
    ➕
    TOLHURST, Ernest appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7 CLIFTON GARDENS FOLKESTONE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  31. 2003-04-17
    ➕
    COURTNAGE, Angela Jean appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-04-17
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Martin Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

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
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Embassy Management Ltd
303 Cheriton Road
Folkestone
CT19 4BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BARNES, Beverley→
secretary · appointed 2024-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCSWINEY, Bryan Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZYNKOWSKA, Anna→
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COURTNAGE, Angela Jean→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-23
Resigned
HALL, Linda Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-21 · resigned 2009-05-11
Resigned
NEWLAND, Alan Vernon→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2005-07-30
Resigned
TAYLOR, Martin Paul→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-23
Resigned
TOLHURST, Ernest→
director · ~90y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2006-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-13