4 ELLIOT STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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07864618 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-11-29
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £3,061
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,817 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£3.1k£13.9k
Current assets£3.5k£12.4k
Net assets£3.1k£13.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-31
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    CLEARY, Niall John Francis resigned
    director
  14. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-04
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-11-24
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    BETTISON, Francis Mark Cancellor resigned
    director
  18. 2015-11-24
    ➕
    CLEARY, Niall John Francis appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 ELLIOT STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2011-11-29
    ➕
    MARLER, Timothy Greville appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-29
    ➕
    BETTISON, Francis Mark Cancellor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Mark Cancellor Bettison
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Timothy Greville Marler
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Niall John Francis Clearyceased 31/03/2017· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Citadel Lodge 2a Elliot Street
The Hoe
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 2PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARLER, Timothy Greville→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETTISON, Francis Mark Cancellor→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-11-29 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
CLEARY, Niall John Francis→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02