42-48 MICKLEGATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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12001977 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
£0
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£20.4k£10.2k
Net assets£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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2020-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-07-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-07-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2019-06-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-05-23
    ROWLEY, Matthew David resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 42-48 MICKLEGATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  16. 2019-05-17
    RYDE, Simon Alan appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-17
    ROWLEY, Matthew David appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-17
    📄
    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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Bradford Securities Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bradford Securities Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
42-48 MICKLEGATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 12001977

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bradford Securities Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew David Rowleyceased 23/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2019-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 Wolvercote Green
Oxford
OX2 8BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RYDE, Simon Alan
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-05-17
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Active
ROWLEY, Matthew David
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-05-17 · resigned 2019-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28