78 & 80 CANNING STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05209866 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
19 officers (8 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
92 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.
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12➖HOLT, Susan resigneddirector
- 2024-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-01➖KNOWLES, Leigh Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-13➕O'DONOVAN, Maria Colette appointeddirector
- 2022-02-13➖BACKLEY, Maria resigneddirector
- 2022-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-04➖GILLMAN, Portia Ann Laura resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08➕HUNTER, Peter Michael John appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-05➕MEREDITH, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2018-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-13➕HOLT, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2018-12-13➕HOLT, Susan appointeddirector
- 2016-08-01➖JONES, Beth Mary resigneddirector
- 2015-12-01➖DUFFIN, Betty Constance Mary resigneddirector
- 2015-01-01➕HHL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-01➖VENMORE MANAGEMENT resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-01➕VENMORE MANAGEMENT appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-31➖MEREDITH, Victoria resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-29➖DOWLING, Maria resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-29➕MEREDITH, Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-29➕MCCUSKER, John Patrick appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➕GITTINS, Helen Jenny Watkin appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➕NGUYEN, Dan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➕DOWLING, Maria appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-14➖FUDGE, Elizabeth Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-14➕BACKLEY, Maria appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➖BEBB, David Alun resigneddirector
- 2005-06-14➕DUFFIN, Betty Constance Mary appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➕GILLMAN, Portia Ann Laura appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➕JONES, Beth Mary appointeddirector
- 2005-06-14➕KNOWLES, Leigh Richard appointeddirector
- 2004-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 78 & 80 CANNING STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2004-08-19➕FUDGE, Elizabeth Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-19➕BEBB, David Alun appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
377 Hoylake Road
Wirral
Merseyside
CH46 0RW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (8 active · 11 resigned)
HHL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-01
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GITTINS, Helen Jenny Watkin→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2005-06-14
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HOLT, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-12-13
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HUNTER, Peter Michael John→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-08
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MCCUSKER, John Patrick→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-29
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MEREDITH, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-05
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NGUYEN, Dan, Dr→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-06-14
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O'DONOVAN, Maria Colette→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-02-13
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DOWLING, Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2007-01-29
FUDGE, Elizabeth Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2005-06-14
MEREDITH, Victoria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2007-10-31
VENMORE MANAGEMENT→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2015-01-01
BACKLEY, Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2022-02-13
BEBB, David Alun→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2005-06-14
DUFFIN, Betty Constance Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2015-12-01
GILLMAN, Portia Ann Laura→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2022-01-04
HOLT, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-12-13 · resigned 2024-08-12
JONES, Beth Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2016-08-01
KNOWLES, Leigh Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2023-10-01
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Recent filings (92 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01