78 READING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13237432 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-03-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-07➕DAWSON, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-05➖TOPPING, Carolyn Marie resigneddirector
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-10➕GRADY, Lawrence Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 78 READING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2021-03-02➕TOPPING, Carolyn Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-03-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Purley Park Trust Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Purley Park Trust Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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78 READING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 13237432
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Thomas Dawson Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/08/2024 |
Purley Park Trust Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Carolyn Marie Toppingceased 07/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
78 Reading Road
Pangbourne
Reading
RG8 7JE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DAWSON, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRADY, Lawrence Charles→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOPPING, Carolyn Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-03-02 · resigned 2024-04-05
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19