18 DOWNLEAZE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13659834 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-10-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25➕JEREMIE, Laurent Thomas Joseph appointeddirector
- 2026-06-25➖HIGGINS, Rose-Anna Maclennan resigneddirector
- 2026-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-11➕ORIEL, Susan Margaret Julie appointeddirector
- 2024-04-11➖HIGGINS, Stephen Roger resigneddirector
- 2023-12-10➕WATTS, Nicholas Stephen John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 DOWNLEAZE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2021-10-04➕HIGGINS, Rose-Anna Maclennan appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04➕HIGGINS, Stephen Roger appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Susan Margaret Julie Oriel Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/04/2024 |
Dr Nicholas Stephen John Watts Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 31/08/2023 |
Mr Laurent Thomas Joseph Jeremie Individual · French · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 25/06/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Rose-Anna Maclennan Higginsceased 25/06/2026· 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Stephen Roger Higginsceased 11/04/2024· 25-50% voting · board control
- Myra Higginsceased 31/08/2023· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
18b Downleaze
Stoke Bishop
Bristol
BS9 1LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
JEREMIE, Laurent Thomas Joseph→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2026-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORIEL, Susan Margaret Julie→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATTS, Nicholas Stephen John, Dr→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2023-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIGGINS, Rose-Anna Maclennan→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-10-04 · resigned 2026-06-25
HIGGINS, Stephen Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-10-04 · resigned 2024-04-11
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Recent filings (19 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-16