12 ST MARTINS SQUARE MAINTENANCE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14546233 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-16
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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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 (67/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
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.
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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 ST MARTINS SQUARE MAINTENANCE LTD
- 2022-12-16➕WELCH, Lynda appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-16➕GOSLING, Phillipa Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-12-16➕POTTER, Graham appointeddirector
- 2022-12-16📄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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
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| 13 BAGDALE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01655953 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| 13 MELROSE PLACE BRISTOL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02334666 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
12 St Martins Square
Scarborough
YO11 2DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
GOSLING, Phillipa Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-12-16
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POTTER, Graham→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-12-16
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Recent filings (7 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-16