STEAM MILL DEPOSITORY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04932175 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-14
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£0
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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
113 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-26
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2021-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-05-01
    ➕
    RENDALL AND RITTNER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-05-01
    ➖
    BRAEMAR ESTATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-05-01
    ➖
    MILLS, John Nicholas resigned
    director
  16. 2019-05-01
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2019-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-01-04
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-01-04
    ➕
    BRAEMAR ESTATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-01-30
    ➖
    HAWORTH, Clive resigned
    director
  23. 2008-01-30
    ➕
    MILLS, John Nicholas appointed
    director
  24. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    HAWORTH, Clive appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-03
    ➖
    IVES, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2005-10-31
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Ian Stuart resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-10-31
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-10-31
    ➖
    WHITE, Jamie resigned
    director
  29. 2004-07-27
    ➕
    IVES, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Christopher appointed
    director
  31. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Ian Stuart appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-11-13
    ➖
    COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2003-11-13
    ➕
    WHITE, Jamie appointed
    director
  34. 2003-11-13
    ➖
    COBBETTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  35. 2003-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STEAM MILL DEPOSITORY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  36. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2003-10-14
    ➕
    COBBETTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Maro Developments Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Maro Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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STEAM MILL DEPOSITORY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 04932175

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Maro Developments Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Maro Developments Limitedceased 10/05/2016· 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Rendall And Rittner Limited
13b St. George Wharf
London
SW8 2LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

RENDALL AND RITTNER LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Christopher→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFITHS, Ian Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2017-01-04
Resigned
BRAEMAR ESTATES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-01-04 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2003-11-13
Resigned
HAWORTH, Clive→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2008-01-30
Resigned
IVES, Christopher Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-07-27 · resigned 2006-11-03
Resigned
MILLS, John Nicholas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
WHITE, Jamie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-11-13 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
COBBETTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-10-14 · resigned 2003-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-26