1 IP MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13203918 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-10-01
    ➕
    HARRISON, Russell appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-02
    ➕
    BLUNDELL, Christopher Stephen appointed
    director
  9. 2022-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-12-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2021-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-12-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-12-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2021-12-06
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  18. 2021-11-26
    ➕
    1 IP MAN CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  19. 2021-11-26
    ➖
    WONG, Chang Sheng resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-11-26
    ➖
    DAVIS, Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2021-11-26
    ➖
    WONG, Chang Sheng resigned
    director
  22. 2021-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 IP MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    WONG, Chang Sheng appointed
    secretary
  24. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    DAVIS, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2021-02-16
    ➕
    WONG, Chang Sheng appointed
    director
  26. 2021-02-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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.)

Group structure

1 Ip Man Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
1 Ip Man Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1 IP MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 13203918

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
1 Ip Man Co Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/11/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Chang Sheng Wongceased 26/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Davisceased 26/11/2021· 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
Incorporated2021-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

58 Jackson Road
Matlock
DE4 3JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HARRISON, Russell→
secretary · appointed 2025-10-01
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Active
BLUNDELL, Christopher Stephen→
director · ~75y · appointed 2022-03-02
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Active
1 IP MAN CO LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2021-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WONG, Chang Sheng→
secretary · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2021-11-26
Resigned
DAVIS, Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2021-11-26
Resigned
WONG, Chang Sheng→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2021-11-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-06