154 CROYDON ROAD (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LTD

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06132518 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-03-01
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
£3.1k
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 8 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,833

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Turnover£3.1k
Gross profit£3.1k
Operating profit£2.8k
Profit before tax£2.8k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-03
    WARD, Rees Graham John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-11-28
    CHARLTON, Elaine resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2022-04-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-10-14
    CARATAS, Daniel George appointed
    director
  18. 2021-10-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-03-07
    CARATAS, Daniel George resigned
    director
  23. 2016-04-19
    CARATAS, Daniel George appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-04-19
    STEVENSON, Christopher William resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-04-19
    CARATAS, Daniel George appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-01
    LANYON, Isobel Connolly appointed
    director
  27. 2016-04-01
    REID, Ian John appointed
    director
  28. 2016-04-01
    STEVENSON, Chris resigned
    director
  29. 2011-10-23
    BIRD, Nigel resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-10-23
    STEVENSON, Christopher William appointed
    secretary
  31. 2009-08-28
    STEVENSON, Chris appointed
    director
  32. 2009-08-27
    BAKER, Christine Ann resigned
    secretary
  33. 2009-08-27
    BAKER, Christine Ann resigned
    secretary
  34. 2009-08-27
    BIRD, Nigel appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-08-27
    BAKER, Andrew Philip resigned
    director
  36. 2008-05-01
    BAKER, Christine Ann appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 154 CROYDON ROAD (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LTD
  38. 2007-03-01
    BAKER, Christine Ann appointed
    secretary
  39. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2007-03-01
    BAKER, Andrew Philip appointed
    director
  42. 2007-03-01
    CHARLTON, Elaine appointed
    director
  43. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel George Caratas
Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
sig. influencesignificant influence14/10/2021
Mrs Isobel Connolly Lanyon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Ian John Reid
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elaine Charltonceased 28/11/2024· significant influence

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

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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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Apartment 8, Redwood Lodge
154 Croydon Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

CARATAS, Daniel George
secretary · appointed 2016-04-19
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Active
CARATAS, Daniel George
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-14
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Active
LANYON, Isobel Connolly
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
REID, Ian John
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
WARD, Rees Graham John
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-06-03
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Active
BAKER, Christine Ann
secretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
BAKER, Christine Ann
secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
BIRD, Nigel
secretary · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2011-10-23
Resigned
STEVENSON, Christopher William
secretary · appointed 2011-10-23 · resigned 2016-04-19
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
BAKER, Andrew Philip
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
CARATAS, Daniel George
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2017-03-07
Resigned
CHARLTON, Elaine
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2024-11-28
Resigned
STEVENSON, Chris
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-08-28 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24