CHARLOTTE SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC406347 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-02
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  11. 2019-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-04-17
    ➕
    MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-04-17
    ➖
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-10
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  18. 2017-11-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-02-16
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    BALL, Nicholas Spencer appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-16
    ➕
    CORRAN PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2012-02-16
    ➖
    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2012-02-16
    ➖
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2012-01-11
    ➖
    TRUESDALE, Christine resigned
    director
  26. 2011-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLOTTE SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    TRUESDALE, Christine appointed
    director
  29. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Corran Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Corran Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CHARLOTTE SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC406347

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
Corran Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, Nicholas Spencer→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORRAN PROPERTIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2019-04-17
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
TRUESDALE, Christine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2012-01-11
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2012-02-16
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2012-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30