14 ESSEX GROVE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09251149 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-10-06
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-09📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28➕PRIME MANAGEMENT (PS) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-03-28📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2019-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 ESSEX GROVE LTD
- 2014-10-06➕DUCKETT, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06➕HARTY, Mary Anne, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
9th Floor 26 Elmfield Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 1LR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PRIME MANAGEMENT (PS) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-03-28
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DUCKETT, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-10-06
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HARTY, Mary Anne, Dr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-06
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Recent filings (32 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18