10-11 COURTFIELD GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09274527 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-22
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 Oct 2024
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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-06-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-11-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-11-01➖PRINCIPIA ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-13➕PRINCIPIA ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 10-11 COURTFIELD GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
- 2014-10-22➕MASSENZANA, Davide appointeddirector
- 2014-10-22➕ORR-EWING, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2014-10-22➕ERR-EWING, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2014-10-22➖ERR-EWING, Robert James resigneddirector
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 73 — 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 73 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Davide Massenzana Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Lps Livingstone, Wenzel House
Olds Approach
Watford
WD18 9AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MASSENZANA, Davide→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORR-EWING, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRINCIPIA ESTATE & ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-13 · resigned 2017-11-01
ERR-EWING, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-10-22 · resigned 2014-10-22
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-07