CLIFFORD HOUSE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01688007 · ltd · incorporated 1982-12-21
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
35 officers (4 active, 35 linked, 29 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
145 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

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  10. 2020-09-07
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  11. 2019-11-20
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  19. 2018-08-30
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    MULLIGAN, Anne resigned
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  20. 2015-09-27
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    BRITTON, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2015-07-01
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    EMPACHER, Nicola Maria resigned
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  22. 2013-05-07
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    CONNELLY, Kathleen Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2012-12-20
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    CALE, Peter John resigned
    director
  24. 2012-06-20
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    EMPACHER, Nicola Maria appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-02
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    ROWLEY, Wendy Susan resigned
    director
  26. 2009-06-01
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    HILLCREST ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-05-31
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    BRITTON, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-05-28
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    BARR, Gordon, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 2004-05-01
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    JARMAN, Nick appointed
    director
  30. 2004-04-24
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    KEATING, Daniel Alexander resigned
    director
  31. 2004-04-16
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    BARR, Gordon, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2004-04-16
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    BLAY, Matthew Paul resigned
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  33. 2002-02-05
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    ROBERTS, Alice May, Dr resigned
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  34. 2002-01-15
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    KEATING, Daniel Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 2001-09-07
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    CONNELLY, Kathleen Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2001-09-07
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    FOWLES, Laurence Youens resigned
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  37. 2001-05-18
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    BILLINGTON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2001-05-18
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    STIRLAND, Andrew resigned
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  39. 2001-05-04
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    BRITTON, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  40. 2001-05-03
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    GUDZ, Natasha Natalka resigned
    secretary
  41. 2000-03-10
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    BLAY, Matthew Paul appointed
    director
  42. 2000-03-10
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    JONES, Kathryn Ann resigned
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  43. 1998-09-09
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    ROBERTS, Alice May, Dr appointed
    director
  44. 1998-08-21
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    CALE, Peter John appointed
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  45. 1998-07-03
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    MCGILL, Joanne resigned
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  46. 1998-07-01
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    FOWLES, Laurence Youens appointed
    director
  47. 1998-06-25
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    DISS, Sarah Jane resigned
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  48. 1998-06-08
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    FITZGERALD, Richard John appointed
    director
  49. 1998-06-08
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    GUDZ, Natasha Natalka appointed
    secretary
  50. 1998-06-08
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    JONES, Kathryn Ann appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

5 Grove Road
Redland
Bristol
BS6 6UJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (4 active · 31 resigned)

HILLCREST ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-01
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Active
BILLINGTON, Mark Andrew→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-05-18
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Active
FITZGERALD, Richard John→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-06-08
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Active
JARMAN, Nick→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-05-01
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Active
BRITTON, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-04 · resigned 2009-05-31
Resigned
EADES, Mark Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-13 · resigned 1996-11-13
Resigned
GUDZ, Natasha Natalka→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-08 · resigned 2001-05-03
Resigned
LAWSON, Michael John→
secretary · resigned 1994-02-28
Resigned
ROSSER, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-13 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Janette→
director · ~64y · resigned 1997-06-16
Resigned
BARBIERI, Carmelo→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-07-31 · resigned 1997-10-24
Resigned
BARR, Gordon, Dr→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2009-05-28
Resigned
BLAY, Matthew Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
BRITTON, Andrew→
director · ~75y · resigned 2015-09-27
Resigned
BROOKER, Clive→
director · ~66y · resigned 1992-07-31
Resigned
BURNS, Heather→
director · ~70y · resigned 1992-07-13
Resigned
CALE, Peter John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-08-21 · resigned 2012-12-20
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CAMERON, Ewan→
director · ~66y · resigned 1992-08-16
Resigned
CONNELLY, Kathleen Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-09-07 · resigned 2013-05-07
Resigned
DISS, Sarah Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-02-28 · resigned 1998-06-25
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Recent filings (145 total)

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