20 MORTON CRESCENT MANAGEMENT (EXMOUTH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06286743 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-20
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-04-16
    ➕
    BLACKETT, Daniel Martin appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-04-16
    ➖
    STOKES, Janet Constance resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-16
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    STOKES, Trevor Anthony resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-01-15
    ➕
    BLACKETT, Dan Martin appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-15
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, David Marcel resigned
    director
  22. 2007-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 MORTON CRESCENT MANAGEMENT (EXMOUTH) LIMITED
  23. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    KEATES, Stephen George Gilpin appointed
    director
  24. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    LUXON, Deborah Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    STOKES, Trevor Anthony appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-06-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, David Marcel appointed
    director
  29. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    STOKES, Janet Constance appointed
    director
  30. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2007-06-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

20 Morton Crescent
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 1BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BLACKETT, Daniel Martin→
secretary · appointed 2023-04-16
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Active
BLACKETT, Dan Martin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEATES, Stephen George Gilpin→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUXON, Deborah Sarah Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOKES, Trevor Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2022-12-16
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2007-06-20
Resigned
PHILLIPS, David Marcel→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2016-01-15
Resigned
STOKES, Janet Constance→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2023-04-16
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2007-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02