CROMWELL COURT (CHINNOR) MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED

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06708296 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-06-24
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  3. 2023-10-20
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2022-10-29
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-10-28
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    MUNGER, John resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-06-12
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  10. 2019-06-24
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  11. 2018-06-22
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  12. 2017-10-04
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  13. 2017-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-18
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  15. 2015-11-12
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    SEAR, John resigned
    director
  16. 2015-11-12
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2011-01-27
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    ELLIOTT, Julie Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-01-27
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    ELLIOTT, Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2011-01-27
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    MUNGER, John appointed
    director
  20. 2011-01-27
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    SEAR, John appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-27
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    SIMPSON, David George resigned
    director
  22. 2010-04-30
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    KINSEY, Richard Mark resigned
    director
  23. 2009-01-29
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    KINSEY, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2008-11-10
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    SIMPSON, David George resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-11-10
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    WEBB, Vincent Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2008-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As CROMWELL COURT (CHINNOR) MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED
  27. 2008-09-25
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    SIMPSON, David George appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-09-25
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    SIMPSON, David George appointed
    director
  29. 2008-09-25
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    WEBB, Vincent Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Julie Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Mungerceased 01/10/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

9 Lower Icknield Way
Chinnor
OX39 4DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Julie Louise→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Julie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, David George→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2008-11-10
Resigned
KINSEY, Richard Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-29 · resigned 2010-04-30
Resigned
MUNGER, John→
director · ~88y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2022-10-28
Resigned
SEAR, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2015-11-12
Resigned
SIMPSON, David George→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned
WEBB, Vincent Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-25 · resigned 2008-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
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2025-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08