38 CECIL STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05964390 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
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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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 38 CECIL STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-10-12➕MARCHANT, Susan Louise appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-12➕MARCHANT, David appointeddirector
- 2006-10-12➕7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-12➖7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-10-12➕7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-10-12➖7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 70 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 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Marchant Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Susan Louise Marchant Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/08/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Daniel Marchantceased 01/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 227 QTR LTD→ 07043380 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 2341CHURCH LIMITED→ 14116105 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 25 GAINSBOROUGH LIMITED→ 15804376 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 26 CONWAY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 11725543 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 26TH APRIL (UK) LIMITED→ 03783950 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 28 CREFFIELD ROAD LIMITED→ 08460149 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 3 PEN CEI LIMITED→ 12491555 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3 TROJANS DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 15057191 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 327 INVESTMENTS LTD→ 08250612 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 35 HOWARD GARDENS MANAGEMENT CO LTD→ 13583675 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 38-44 DOCHDWY ROAD MANAGEMENT CO. LTD→ 05989130 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
10 Windy Ridge
Dinas Powys
Vale Of Glamorgan
CF64 4AW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MARCHANT, Susan Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARCHANT, David→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-12
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7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2006-10-12
7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2006-10-12
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23