16 PHILLIMORE GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07112718 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-12-24
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£13.5k
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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,538
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,259 YoY
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£13.5k£18.8k
Current assets£14.8k£20.0k
Cash£10.5k£15.6k
Debtors£4.3k£4.4k
Net assets£13.5k£18.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2024-04-29
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-12
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  5. 2024-01-12
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  6. 2024-01-12
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-01-10
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    MESSER, Jonty Matthew David appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-01-10
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    WINKFIELD, Nicholas John resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2022-07-05
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  12. 2021-06-04
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  13. 2020-07-09
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  14. 2019-07-09
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  15. 2018-09-14
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  16. 2017-06-22
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  17. 2016-08-24
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  18. 2016-07-22
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gareth Hywell appointed
    director
  19. 2016-05-16
    ➖
    KEELING, William Brian resigned
    director
  20. 2011-07-08
    ➕
    WINKFIELD, Nicholas John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-07-08
    ➖
    URANG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-05-20
    ➖
    KEELING, Willaim Brian resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-05-20
    ➕
    URANG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2009-12-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 PHILLIMORE GARDENS LIMITED
  25. 2009-12-24
    ➕
    FIRTH, Denys Calder appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-24
    ➕
    HEYWORTH, Joanna May appointed
    director
  27. 2009-12-24
    ➕
    KEELING, Willaim Brian appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-12-24
    ➕
    KEELING, William Brian 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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
Mr Denys Calder Firth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Oatridge Farm
Eastcourt
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 9HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MESSER, Jonty Matthew David→
secretary · appointed 2024-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRTH, Denys Calder→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEYWORTH, Joanna May→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Gareth Hywell→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEELING, Willaim Brian→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-24 · resigned 2010-05-20
Resigned
WINKFIELD, Nicholas John→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-08 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned
URANG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-05-20 · resigned 2011-07-08
Resigned
KEELING, William Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-12-24 · resigned 2016-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04