1 GUNTON CLIFF MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

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05317463 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-20
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,748
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,829 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.7k£7.6k
Current assets£2.7k£7.6k
Net assets£2.7k£7.6k

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
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-11
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-06-23
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-06-19
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    ROSE, Lesley resigned
    director
  13. 2017-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-04
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2015-06-12
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    KROCKEL, Jean Olive resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-06-12
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    KROCKEL, Jean Olive resigned
    director
  19. 2015-06-12
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    ROSE, Lesley appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-13
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    DAMERELL, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2013-11-12
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    DAMERELL, Sarah Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    KROCKEL, Jean Olive appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-11-10
    ➕
    BOWKETT, Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2010-11-02
    ➖
    DEVEY, David John resigned
    director
  25. 2010-10-27
    ➕
    KROCKEL, Jean Olive appointed
    director
  26. 2006-12-10
    ➕
    DEVEY, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2006-12-10
    ➖
    KROCKEL, Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2004-12-22
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-12-22
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 GUNTON CLIFF MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  31. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    DAMERELL, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    DAMERELL, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  34. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    KROCKEL, Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2004-12-20
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Apartment 6 Howard House
1 Gunton Cliff
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 4PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

BOWKETT, Susan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAMERELL, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2013-11-12
Resigned
KROCKEL, Jean Olive→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-12 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2004-12-22
Resigned
DAMERELL, Sarah Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2013-11-13
Resigned
DEVEY, David John→
director · ~89y · appointed 2006-12-10 · resigned 2010-11-02
Resigned
KROCKEL, Jean Olive→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-10-27 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
KROCKEL, Michael→
director · ~86y · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2006-12-10
Resigned
ROSE, Lesley→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-06-12 · resigned 2017-06-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2004-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-06