108 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06088806 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
79/100
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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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
75
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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  2. 2024-11-21
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  3. 2023-11-14
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  4. 2022-12-14
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  5. 2021-12-19
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  6. 2021-02-21
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  7. 2019-11-29
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  8. 2018-11-29
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  9. 2017-11-29
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  10. 2016-11-29
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  11. 2016-03-04
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  12. 2015-11-26
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  14. 2012-04-19
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    SMITH, Barry Clive resigned
    director
  15. 2012-04-19
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    SMITH, Sarah-Anne resigned
    director
  16. 2012-02-17
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    MANGWANDA, Magna appointed
    director
  17. 2012-02-17
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    MOYO, Lindiwe resigned
    director
  18. 2011-09-19
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    UPSON, Raymond Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2010-06-23
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    CARRACHER, Aimee Louise resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-23
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    CARRACHER, Aimee Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2010-06-23
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    SMITH, Barry Clive appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-23
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    SMITH, Sarah-Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-23
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    WHIGHT, Gregory James resigned
    director
  24. 2008-02-01
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    CARRACHER, Aimee Louise appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-02-01
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    HOWLING, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-02-01
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    CARRACHER, Aimee Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2008-02-01
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    HOWLING, Stuart resigned
    director
  28. 2008-02-01
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    WHIGHT, Gregory James appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 108 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE LIMITED
  30. 2007-02-07
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    HOWLING, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-02-07
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    HOWLING, Stuart appointed
    director
  32. 2007-02-07
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    MOYO, Lindiwe appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raymond Anthony Upson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Magna Mangwanda
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

108 Southview Drive
Westcliff On Sea
Essex
SS0 9QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MANGWANDA, Magna→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-02-17
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Active
UPSON, Raymond Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARRACHER, Aimee Louise→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2010-06-23
Resigned
HOWLING, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
CARRACHER, Aimee Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2010-06-23
Resigned
HOWLING, Stuart→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
MOYO, Lindiwe→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2012-02-17
Resigned
SMITH, Barry Clive→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-06-23 · resigned 2012-04-19
Resigned
SMITH, Sarah-Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-06-23 · resigned 2012-04-19
Resigned
WHIGHT, Gregory James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2010-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
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2025-11-13
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2024-11-21
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accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
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2022-03-16
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accounts · AA
2021-12-19
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2021-05-11
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2021-02-21
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2020-03-20
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accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-19