17 PORTSMOUTH ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05164847 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-11-06
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2014-01-31
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    SHUFFLETON, Lucy Jayne appointed
    director
  18. 2014-01-31
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    LAWRENCE, Barry resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-03
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Carole appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-03
    ➖
    HOLDSWORTH, Darren resigned
    director
  21. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Theresa appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Theresa appointed
    director
  23. 2004-06-29
    ➖
    BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    HOLDSWORTH, Darren appointed
    director
  25. 2004-06-29
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Barry appointed
    director
  26. 2004-06-29
    ➖
    BLAKELAW DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2004-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 PORTSMOUTH ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    BLAKELAW DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carole Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/11/2023
Mrs Lucy Jayne Shuffleton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/11/2023
Theresa Kavanagh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/10/2023

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
Incorporated2004-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

17b Portsmouth Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 2SH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

KAVANAGH, Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH, Theresa→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-06-29
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Active
SHUFFLETON, Lucy Jayne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Carole→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2004-06-29
Resigned
HOLDSWORTH, Darren→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Barry→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-06-29 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
BLAKELAW DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2004-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-26