THE ESTUARY MANAGEMENT COMPANY NO.2 LTD

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09039804 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-14
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
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£254
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: refinance and hold (40/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £254

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£254
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51£102£152£203£254Dec 2022Dec 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-312022-12-31
Total assets£254£254
Current assets—£254
Net assets£254£254

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-08-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-07-21
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2025-07-18
    ➖
    BOOTH, Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-07-18
    ➖
    BOOTH, Jonathan resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-18
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Simon Charles Newton resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-07-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-07-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2025-07-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-07-17
    ➕
    MSP CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2025-07-17
    ➕
    CHADWICK, Nicholas Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2025-07-17
    ➕
    MCLOUGHLIN, Daniel appointed
    director
  16. 2025-07-17
    ➕
    PARROTT, Matthew William appointed
    director
  17. 2025-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2025-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2025-07-17
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  21. 2024-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-11-28
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Christopher Roy resigned
    director
  26. 2021-10-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2021-10-01
    ➕
    BOOTH, Jonathan appointed
    director
  28. 2021-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  29. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  30. 2014-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ESTUARY MANAGEMENT COMPANY NO.2 LTD
  31. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    BOOTH, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  32. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Christopher Roy appointed
    director
  33. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Simon Charles Newton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30

3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOOTH, Jonathan resigned 2025-07-18; BOOTH, Jonathan resigned 2025-07-18; MARSHALL, Simon Charles Newton resigned 2025-07-18

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Barry Sternlicht
Individual · American · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/07/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Commercial Development Projects Ltdceased 30/07/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2014-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

One
Berkeley Street
London
W1J 8DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MSP CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHADWICK, Nicholas Mark→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLOUGHLIN, Daniel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARROTT, Matthew William→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2025-07-18
Resigned
BOOTH, Jonathan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-07-18
Resigned
MARSHALL, Christopher Roy→
director · ~87y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2021-11-28
Resigned
MARSHALL, Simon Charles Newton→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2025-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-04
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26