BARLEY GRANGE (OUNDLE ROAD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05129404 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-05-17
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
    ➖
    FOUNTAIN, Robert Francis resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-03
    ➕
    STILES, Thomas Michael appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-08-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-07-31
    ➖
    GRAY, Julia resigned
    director
  12. 2021-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-07-02
    ➕
    FOUNTAIN, Robert Francis appointed
    director
  14. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2014-01-02
    ➖
    GEORGE WIMPEY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    EPMG LEGAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2012-10-01
    ➖
    CENTRAL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-02-04
    ➕
    GRAY, Julia appointed
    director
  24. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    CENTRAL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    GEORGE WIMPEY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-10-13
    ➖
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-10-13
    ➖
    CPM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2006-10-13
    ➖
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARLEY GRANGE (OUNDLE ROAD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  30. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    CPM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2004-05-17
    ➕
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated2004-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambs
CB2 1JP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

EPMG LEGAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STILES, Thomas Michael→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2006-10-13
Resigned
FOUNTAIN, Robert Francis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-07-02 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned
GRAY, Julia→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-02-04 · resigned 2021-07-31
Resigned
CPM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2006-10-13
Resigned
GEORGE WIMPEY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2014-01-02
Resigned
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-17 · resigned 2006-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26