33 HIGH LANE MANAGEMENT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11141104 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-29
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    SAVILLE, Mark resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-09-03
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    MARQUES, Jennifer Ruth resigned
    director
  11. 2023-09-02
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    SAVILLE, Mark appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-07-18
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    HATCHER, Helen appointed
    director
  14. 2023-07-18
    ➖
    WHITTLE, Sue resigned
    director
  15. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-12-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-12-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-05-18
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    MARQUES, Jennifer Ruth appointed
    director
  22. 2020-05-18
    ➖
    SCARFE, Christopher resigned
    director
  23. 2019-10-09
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    FLYNN, Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 2019-10-09
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    WHITTLE, Sue appointed
    director
  25. 2019-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2019-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  27. 2019-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2018-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 33 HIGH LANE MANAGEMENT LTD
  29. 2018-01-09
    ➕
    GRANFIELD, Vaughan appointed
    director
  30. 2018-01-09
    ➕
    FLYNN, Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 2018-01-09
    ➕
    SCARFE, Christopher 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vaughan Granfield
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/01/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Sue Whittleceased 01/07/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Christopher Scarfeceased 18/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Anthony Flynnceased 09/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat 1, 33 High Lane Chorlton
Manchester
M21 9DL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GRANFIELD, Vaughan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HATCHER, Helen→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLYNN, Anthony→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2019-10-09
Resigned
MARQUES, Jennifer Ruth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-05-18 · resigned 2023-09-03
Resigned
SAVILLE, Mark→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-09-02 · resigned 2025-08-29
Resigned
SCARFE, Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-09 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned
WHITTLE, Sue→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-10-09 · resigned 2023-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25