R.A.Y MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08738546 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,230
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 148% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 131% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.2k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £3.2k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £3.2k | £1.3k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-01➕SHIELD, David appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-01➕SHIELD, David appointeddirector
- 2022-10-01➖PM PROPERTY SERVICES (WESSEX) LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-22➕PM PROPERTY SERVICES (WESSEX) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-03-22📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-01➖KNIGHT, David resigneddirector
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21➖CHURCH, Adam resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-12-18➕KNIGHT, David appointeddirector
- 2016-08-10➖WATSON, George Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-12-18➖THRESHER, Michael Ronald resigneddirector
- 2015-10-17➖COX, Ian Douglas resigneddirector
- 2015-08-17➕THRESHER, Michael Ronald appointeddirector
- 2015-08-03➕BEATH, Richard Henry Wade appointeddirector
- 2015-08-01➕WATSON, George Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs R.A.Y MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
- 2013-10-18➕CHURCH, Adam appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-18➕COX, Ian Douglas 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Holding company · BA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 BROCK STREET BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 02222361 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 10 CAMDEN CRESCENT (BATH) LIMITED→ 01551930 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
| 10 HENRIETTA STREET (BATH) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01440791 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| 10 OAKLAND ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01147743 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
| 10 WIDCOMBE CRESCENT (BATH) LIMITED→ 01822662 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| 102 LADY MARGARET ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10084854 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 104 LOWER OLDFIELD PARK BATH LIMITED→ 02330632 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| 11 ARGYLE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 09961290 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 11 CAMDEN CRESCENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02454704 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| 11 CAVENDISH CRESCENT (BATH) LIMITED→ 01444108 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| 11 CAVENDISH PLACE BATH LIMITED→ 02831751 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| 11 CROSS STREET (TROWBRIDGE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11269930 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
58a Combe Road 58a Combe Road
Combe Down
Bath
Somerset
BA2 5HZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
BEATH, Richard Henry Wade→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2015-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHIELD, David→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHURCH, Adam→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-18 · resigned 2019-02-21
PM PROPERTY SERVICES (WESSEX) LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-22 · resigned 2022-10-01
COX, Ian Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-18 · resigned 2015-10-17
KNIGHT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-12-18 · resigned 2022-01-01
THRESHER, Michael Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2015-08-17 · resigned 2015-12-18
WATSON, George Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2016-08-10
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-03
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-03-22