45 FINCHLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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07030588 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-25
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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 (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-06-14
    ➕
    ESSEX PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-06-14
    ➕
    CROWLEY, Sharon appointed
    director
  8. 2022-06-14
    ➖
    CHRISTIE, Amanda resigned
    director
  9. 2022-06-14
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2022-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-11-04
    ➖
    ESSEX PROPERTIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-11-04
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Amanda appointed
    director
  21. 2016-07-01
    ➖
    EDGE, Sharon Christine resigned
    director
  22. 2016-04-13
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, James Victor resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-04-13
    ➕
    ESSEX PROPERTIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-04-30
    ➖
    SULLIVAN, Carol resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-04-30
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, James Victor appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-08-06
    ➖
    BOWELL, Francis resigned
    director
  27. 2010-04-21
    ➖
    BOWELL, Francis Elaine resigned
    secretary
  28. 2010-04-20
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Carol appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-04-20
    ➕
    BOWELL, Francis appointed
    director
  30. 2009-09-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 45 FINCHLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2009-09-25
    ➕
    BOWELL, Francis Elaine appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-09-25
    ➕
    EDGE, Sharon Christine appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated2009-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Essex Properties, 11 Reeves Way
South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford
CM3 5XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ESSEX PROPERTIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWLEY, Sharon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWELL, Francis Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2010-04-21
Resigned
SULLIVAN, Carol→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-20 · resigned 2013-04-30
Resigned
SULLIVAN, James Victor→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2016-04-13
Resigned
ESSEX PROPERTIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-13 · resigned 2016-11-04
Resigned
BOWELL, Francis→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-04-20 · resigned 2010-08-06
Resigned
CHRISTIE, Amanda→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-04 · resigned 2022-06-14
Resigned
EDGE, Sharon Christine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-21
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28