118 & 119 EASTERN ESPLANADE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08445435 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-01➖JORDAN, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-26➖HUMPHREYS, Mervyn resigneddirector
- 2016-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 118 & 119 EASTERN ESPLANADE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
- 2013-03-14➕HUMPHREYS, Linda appointeddirector
- 2013-03-14➕WILLIAMS, Clive Stafford appointeddirector
- 2013-03-14➕HUMPHREYS, Mervyn appointeddirector
- 2013-03-14➕JORDAN, Michael John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Richard John Hopson Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
39 Alexandra Street
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS1 1BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HUMPHREYS, Linda→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-03-14
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WILLIAMS, Clive Stafford→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-03-14
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HUMPHREYS, Mervyn→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2017-09-26
JORDAN, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2026-01-01
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-17