4 POPES LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 POPES LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2012-03-14➕WILLIAMS, Sean Roderick Rhys appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-14➕PETRALIA, Gloria Agata appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Gloria Agata Petralia Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Sean Roderick Rhys Williams Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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