1-4 SAFFRON COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05291000 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-11-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-18
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    JOOMA, Nawshad Yusuf resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-18
    ➖
    LIU, Steven Yuen-Pak resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-16
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    JOOMA, Nawshad Yusuf appointed
    director
  13. 2019-07-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-16
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    LIU, Steven Yuen-Pak appointed
    director
  16. 2018-01-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-11-08
    ➖
    BIGGS, Benjamin James resigned
    director
  19. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-08-28
    ➖
    ASSAKZAI, Jan resigned
    director
  22. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    BIGGS, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-19
    ➖
    CARNEY, Michelle Lisa resigned
    director
  24. 2004-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-4 SAFFRON COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  25. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    PALMER, Maija Liina Tuulikki appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Bernie appointed
    director
  27. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    PALMER, Maija Liina Tuulikki appointed
    director
  28. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-11-18
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    ASSAKZAI, Jan appointed
    director
  31. 2004-11-18
    ➕
    CARNEY, Michelle Lisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JOOMA, Nawshad Yusuf resigned 2025-11-18; LIU, Steven Yuen-Pak resigned 2025-11-18

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PALMER, Maija Liina Tuulikki→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEILL, Bernie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Maija Liina Tuulikki→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2004-11-18
Resigned
ASSAKZAI, Jan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2013-08-28
Resigned
BIGGS, Benjamin James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2017-11-08
Resigned
CARNEY, Michelle Lisa→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2011-11-19
Resigned
JOOMA, Nawshad Yusuf→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-07-16 · resigned 2025-11-18
Resigned
LIU, Steven Yuen-Pak→
director · ~30y · appointed 2018-01-16 · resigned 2025-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05