5 SOMMERS CRESCENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09815253 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-10-08
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 2025
Net worth
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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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-26➖HUNT, Angela resigneddirector
- 2025-07-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-25➕ROBERTS, Lydia Claire appointeddirector
- 2025-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-07➕HUNT, Angela appointeddirector
- 2017-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-05➕WHITAKER, Christopher Frederick appointeddirector
- 2017-07-05➖BOXSHALL, Timothy Adam resigneddirector
- 2017-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-08➖MCEVOY, Gabrielle Ursula resignedsecretary
- 2015-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 SOMMERS CRESCENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2015-10-08➕CALLADINE, Philip Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-10-08➕MCEVOY, Gabrielle Ursula appointedsecretary
- 2015-10-08➕BOXSHALL, Timothy Adam 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 68 — 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 68. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Christine Marion Whitaker Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
5 Sommers Crescent
Ilfracombe
Devon
EX34 9DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
CALLADINE, Philip Alexander→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Lydia Claire→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITAKER, Christopher Frederick→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCEVOY, Gabrielle Ursula→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-10-08 · resigned 2016-10-08
BOXSHALL, Timothy Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-10-08 · resigned 2017-07-05
HUNT, Angela→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-07-07 · resigned 2025-07-26
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07