2 DEAL CASTLE ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD

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07602052 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
    ➖
    MCEWAN, Katie resigned
    director
  5. 2023-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-06-01
    ➕
    COOKE, Sarah appointed
    director
  16. 2023-06-01
    ➕
    HORWOOD, Jeanne Marie Delphine appointed
    director
  17. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    EMMERSON, Anthony Heath resigned
    director
  18. 2023-06-01
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Katie appointed
    director
  19. 2022-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2020-12-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-02-20
    ➕
    COOKE, Oliver Matthew appointed
    director
  25. 2020-02-20
    ➕
    MCEWAN, Lesley Kathleen appointed
    director
  26. 2020-02-20
    ➖
    O'CALLAGHAN, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  27. 2020-02-20
    ➖
    ROCHESTER, Scott James resigned
    director
  28. 2011-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 DEAL CASTLE ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD
  29. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    EMMERSON, Anthony Heath appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    O'CALLAGHAN, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    ROCHESTER, Scott James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jeanne Marie Delphine Horwood
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2023
Mrs Sarah Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2023
Ms Lesley Kathleen Mcewan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/02/2020
Mr Oliver Matthew Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/02/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anthony Heath Emmersonceased 01/06/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Mark Andrew O'Callaghanceased 20/02/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Scott James Rochesterceased 20/02/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Flat 4 2 Deal Castle Road
Deal
CT14 7BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

COOKE, Oliver Matthew→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Sarah→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORWOOD, Jeanne Marie Delphine→
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCEWAN, Lesley Kathleen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMERSON, Anthony Heath→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
MCEWAN, Katie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2023-06-15
Resigned
O'CALLAGHAN, Mark Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2020-02-20
Resigned
ROCHESTER, Scott James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2020-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-14