11 - 20 SOUTHWOLD MANSIONS LIMITED

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09833139 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2015-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 11 - 20 SOUTHWOLD MANSIONS LIMITED
  15. 2015-10-20
    HUTTON, Simon appointed
    director
  16. 2015-10-20
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar appointed
    director
  17. 2015-10-20
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar resigned
    director
  18. 2015-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2015-10-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Hutton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

52 High Street
Pinner
HA5 5PW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUTTON, Simon
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-10-20
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok Kumar
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2015-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-26