19-25 SANDIFORD CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07302963 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-07-02

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 Jul 2024

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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-05-14
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2024-04-30
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2023-04-27
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2022-05-23
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2020-05-16
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accounts · AA
2019-07-18
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officers · AP01
2019-07-16
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address · AD01
2019-07-16
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officers · TM01
2019-07-15
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DUNSMUIR, Elizabeth Bernadette appointed
director
2019-07-15
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DOWSON, Lee resigned
director
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-30
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accounts · AA
2017-06-09
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accounts · AA
2016-06-10
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DUNSMUIR, John Steven appointed
secretary
2016-06-10
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DUNSMUIR, John Steven appointed
director
2016-06-10
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SMITH, Mark Peter resigned
secretary
2016-06-10
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SMITH, Mark Peter resigned
director
2016-06-10
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officers · AP03
2016-06-10
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officers · AP01
2016-06-10
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officers · TM01
2010-11-12
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DOWSON, Lee appointed
director
2010-11-12
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LEEMAN, Michelle resigned
director
2010-11-03
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FEARNSIDE, Gary Michael appointed
director
2010-11-03
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MCDONNELL, Patricia Ann resigned
director
2010-07-02
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Company incorporated
As 19-25 SANDIFORD CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2010-07-02
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BOLTON, David appointed
director
2010-07-02
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SMITH, Mark Peter appointed
secretary
2010-07-02
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LEEMAN, Michelle appointed
director
2010-07-02
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MCDONNELL, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2010-07-02
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SMITH, Mark Peter appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Steven Dunsmuir Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 04/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	10/06/2016

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

Incorporated2010-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

128 Embleton Road

Methley

Leeds

LS26 9DA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-28

Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

DUNSMUIR, John Steven→

secretary · appointed 2016-06-10

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Active

BOLTON, David→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-02

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Active

DUNSMUIR, Elizabeth Bernadette→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-07-15

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Active

DUNSMUIR, John Steven→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-06-10

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Active

FEARNSIDE, Gary Michael→

director · ~68y · appointed 2010-11-03

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Active

SMITH, Mark Peter→

secretary · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2016-06-10

Resigned

DOWSON, Lee→

director · ~49y · appointed 2010-11-12 · resigned 2019-07-15

Resigned

LEEMAN, Michelle→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2010-11-12

Resigned

MCDONNELL, Patricia Ann→

director · ~84y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2010-11-03

Resigned

SMITH, Mark Peter→

director · ~47y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2016-06-10

Resigned

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