53/55 EARLS COURT SQUARE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09074149 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-06
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£174.0k
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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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 £174,030
Net assets shrinking
Down £31 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£174k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-28 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £174.0k | £174.1k |
| Current assets | £9.5k | £9.3k |
| Net assets | £174.0k | £174.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24➕SKINNER, Tom Milne appointeddirector
- 2025-04-24➖BRIDGLAND, Vanessa Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-04-24➖BROWNE, Nina Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-04-24➖MAYO, Benjamin John resigneddirector
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28➕BROWNE, Nina Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-28➖HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-10-21➕BRIDGLAND, Vanessa Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-09-10➖VERVISCH, Michael Lucien Jean Jules Anette, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2016-03-01➕VERVISCH, Michael Lucien Jean Jules Anette, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2015-12-04➖CUNNINGHAM, Dominic John resigneddirector
- 2015-07-01➕BEADLE, Gaynor appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01➕RIPPON, William Dominique appointeddirector
- 2015-02-26➕HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-07-01➕CUNNINGHAM, Dominic John appointeddirector
- 2014-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 53/55 EARLS COURT SQUARE LTD
- 2014-06-06➕MAYO, Benjamin John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
59-60 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last made up to: 2025-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
BEADLE, Gaynor→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-07-01
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RIPPON, William Dominique→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-01
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SKINNER, Tom Milne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-02-26 · resigned 2020-09-28
BRIDGLAND, Vanessa Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-10-21 · resigned 2025-04-24
BROWNE, Nina Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-02-28 · resigned 2025-04-24
CUNNINGHAM, Dominic John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2015-12-04
MAYO, Benjamin John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-06-06 · resigned 2025-04-24
VERVISCH, Michael Lucien Jean Jules Anette, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2018-09-10
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17