20 MORGAN AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09580768 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-05-08
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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.

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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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,773
Net assets shrinking
Down £382 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£631£1k£2k£3k£3kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£2.8k£3.2k
Net assets£2.8k£3.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-12
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  2. 2026-01-27
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  3. 2025-04-10
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-28
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    HAYWARD, Claire resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-16
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  7. 2023-04-19
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-19
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-19
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  10. 2023-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-13
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  15. 2019-04-13
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  16. 2019-01-04
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  17. 2018-07-23
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-06-01
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    HAYWARD, Claire appointed
    director
  19. 2018-05-31
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    WOOD, Donna Marie resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 20 MORGAN AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  21. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    HIGHTON, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    CERIO, Gervaise Sarah appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    MCARDLE, John Martin appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    WOOD, Donna Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gervaise Sarah Cerio
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/05/2016
Mr John Martin Mcardle
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/05/2016
Miss Elizabeth Ann Highton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/05/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Claire Haywardceased 02/01/2025· significant influence
  • Miss Donna Marie Woodceased 02/07/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

410 Unthank Road
Norwich
NR4 7QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HIGHTON, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CERIO, Gervaise Sarah→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCARDLE, John Martin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYWARD, Claire→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2025-03-28
Resigned
WOOD, Donna Marie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-05-08 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11