14 THE ESPLANADE (MANAGEMENT) LTD

🌳Matureactive

05466101 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-27

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	—	£4
Net assets	—	£4
Average employees	400	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
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HOWELL, Shirley Caroline appointed
director
2025-09-23
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HOWELL, David Victor resigned
director
2025-03-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-07-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-31
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HARRISON, Katherine Helen appointed
secretary
2021-05-31
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TURLEY, Nova Jannine resigned
secretary
2021-05-31
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HELLINGS, Julian resigned
director
2020-08-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-08
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HARRISON, Katherine Helen appointed
director
2020-06-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-06-15
➖
HELLINGS, Sonia Helen resigned
secretary
2020-06-15
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TURLEY, Nova Jannine appointed
secretary
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-07-04
➖
FRANKS, Richard resigned
secretary
2017-08-24
➕
HELLINGS, Sonia Helen appointed
secretary
2017-01-01
➕
HELLINGS, Julian appointed
director
2014-06-01
➖
WHITE, Frederick Bernard resigned
director
2014-01-01
➕
TURLEY, Nova Jannine appointed
director
2011-12-01
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MILLETT, Christopher William Francis resigned
director
2009-10-01
➖
EUELY, Alison Dawn resigned
director
2009-10-01
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HOWELL, David Victor appointed
director
2006-09-23
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EUELY, Alison Dawn appointed
director
2006-07-18
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EVELY, Janet Mary resigned
director
2005-10-01
➖
COLES, Trevor resigned
director
2005-10-01
➕
EVELY, Janet Mary appointed
director
2005-09-30
➖
JAMES, Pearl Doreen resigned
director
2005-09-30
➕
WHITE, Frederick Bernard appointed
director
2005-05-27
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Company incorporated
As 14 THE ESPLANADE (MANAGEMENT) LTD
2005-05-27
➕
FRANKS, Richard appointed
director
2005-05-27
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FRANKS, Richard appointed
secretary
2005-05-27
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-27
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-27
➕
COLES, Trevor appointed
director
2005-05-27
➕
JAMES, Pearl Doreen appointed
director
2005-05-27
➕
MILLETT, Christopher William Francis appointed
director
2005-05-27
➕
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-05-27
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-05-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

80 Oxford Street

Burnham-On-Sea

Somerset

TA8 1EF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (5 active · 13 resigned)

HARRISON, Katherine Helen→

secretary · appointed 2021-05-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRANKS, Richard→

director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRISON, Katherine Helen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-07-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOWELL, Shirley Caroline→

director · ~68y · appointed 2026-02-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TURLEY, Nova Jannine→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRANKS, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2018-07-04

Resigned

HELLINGS, Sonia Helen→

secretary · appointed 2017-08-24 · resigned 2020-06-15

Resigned

TURLEY, Nova Jannine→

secretary · appointed 2020-06-15 · resigned 2021-05-31

Resigned

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27

Resigned

COLES, Trevor→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-10-01

Resigned

EUELY, Alison Dawn→

director · ~61y · appointed 2006-09-23 · resigned 2009-10-01

Resigned

EVELY, Janet Mary→

director · ~89y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2006-07-18

Resigned

HELLINGS, Julian→

director · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2021-05-31

Resigned

HOWELL, David Victor→

director · ~77y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2025-09-23

Resigned

JAMES, Pearl Doreen→

director · ~84y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

MILLETT, Christopher William Francis→

director · ~75y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2011-12-01

Resigned

WHITE, Frederick Bernard→

director · ~97y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2014-06-01

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-31

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2021-07-28

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2021-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-06-25