185 WATERSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12350257 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-12-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,379
Cash YoY
+88%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£6.5k£6.2k
Current assets£7.2k£6.9k
Cash£1.9k£1.0k
Debtors£5.3k£5.9k
Net assets£2.4k£2.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-29
    BETTRIDGE, Jack Antony Charlie Vaux appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-15
    CAWLEY, Kirsty Elaine resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2025-01-17
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2025-01-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2025-01-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2025-01-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2025-01-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2025-01-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2025-01-02
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2024-12-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2024-12-03
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2024-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-11-19
    GARDNER, David appointed
    director
  22. 2024-11-19
    TOWNSLEY, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  23. 2024-11-19
    UNDERWOOD, Samuel James appointed
    director
  24. 2024-11-19
    BRANTON, Matthew Simon resigned
    director
  25. 2024-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2024-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2024-01-31
    GARDNER, David resigned
    director
  28. 2024-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  29. 2023-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  30. 2023-11-01
    BRANTON, Matthew Simon appointed
    director
  31. 2023-11-01
    CAWLEY, Kirsty Elaine appointed
    director
  32. 2023-09-10
    HOBBS, Wendy appointed
    director
  33. 2023-09-10
    GARDNER, David appointed
    director
  34. 2023-08-20
    BRANTON, Maria resigned
    director
  35. 2020-03-01
    GARDNER, David resigned
    director
  36. 2020-01-26
    GARDNER, David appointed
    director
  37. 2020-01-25
    GARDNER, David resigned
    director
  38. 2019-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 185 WATERSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  39. 2019-12-05
    BRANTON, Maria appointed
    director
  40. 2019-12-05
    GARDNER, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Unit 7a Waterside Business Park
Waterside
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

BETTRIDGE, Jack Antony Charlie Vaux
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-09-29
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Active
GARDNER, David
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-11-19
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Active
HOBBS, Wendy
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNSLEY, Emma Jane
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UNDERWOOD, Samuel James
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANTON, Maria
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-12-05 · resigned 2023-08-20
Resigned
BRANTON, Matthew Simon
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2024-11-19
Resigned
CAWLEY, Kirsty Elaine
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2025-05-15
Resigned
GARDNER, David
director · ~69y · appointed 2023-09-10 · resigned 2024-01-31
Resigned
GARDNER, David
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-01-26 · resigned 2020-03-01
Resigned
GARDNER, David
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-12-05 · resigned 2020-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-01-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-24