32 DE PARYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05164059 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-28
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £100 |
| Current assets | — | £2.9k |
| Net assets | — | £100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-17➖COWARD, Trevor Anthony Bryan resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-13➖JAYAWICKRAMA, Saroshini Chandima Sudrikku resigneddirector
- 2025-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10➖SINCLAIR, Paul Stephen resigneddirector
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-18➕JONES, David Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-05➖HARMAN, Ian William resigneddirector
- 2022-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-15➕HARMAN, Ian William appointeddirector
- 2022-08-15➕JAYAWICKRAMA, Saroshini Chandima Sudrikku appointeddirector
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25➕P&R MANAGEMENT SERVICES (UK) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-24➖ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 32 DE PARYS LIMITED
- 2004-06-28➕COWARD, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2004-06-28➕ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-28➕COWARD, Trevor Anthony Bryan appointeddirector
- 2004-06-28➕SINCLAIR, Paul Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 22 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: COWARD, Trevor Anthony Bryan resigned 2026-02-17; JAYAWICKRAMA, Saroshini Chandima Sudrikku resigned 2025-11-13
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Mcabold House 74 Drury Lane
Houghton Regis
Dunstable
LU5 5ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
P&R MANAGEMENT SERVICES (UK) LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-06-25
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COWARD, Susan Mary→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-06-28
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JONES, David Alan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-09-18
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ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2019-06-24
COWARD, Trevor Anthony Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2026-02-17
HARMAN, Ian William→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2023-04-05
JAYAWICKRAMA, Saroshini Chandima Sudrikku→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-15 · resigned 2025-11-13
SINCLAIR, Paul Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2025-02-10
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Recent filings (62 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01