6 & 7 SOUTHCLIFF MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02171277 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-09-30
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
25 officers (8 active, 25 linked, 21 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 10 total, 10 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
£12k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Current assets£14.9k£12.4k
Cash£11.8k£9.6k
Debtors£3.1k£2.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-01
    KNIGHT, Sarah appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-01-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-01-25
    CLOSE, Anne Gillian appointed
    director
  15. 2025-01-25
    DAVIDSON, Carly Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2025-01-25
    LIDDELL, Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2025-01-25
    MARLEY, Janet appointed
    director
  18. 2025-01-25
    PORRETTA BROWN, Dolores appointed
    director
  19. 2025-01-25
    ROWELL, Irene appointed
    director
  20. 2024-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2024-09-07
    CLOSE, Anne Gillian resigned
    director
  24. 2024-09-07
    LIDDELL, Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2024-05-04
    CLOSE, Anne Gillian appointed
    director
  28. 2024-05-04
    LIDDELL, Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 2023-07-22
    HEWITT, Allyson resigned
    director
  30. 2023-07-22
    HEWITT, Craig resigned
    director
  31. 2023-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  32. 2023-07-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2023-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  34. 2023-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  35. 2023-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  36. 2023-06-04
    DUNBAR, Terence William resigned
    director
  37. 2023-06-04
    O'NEILL, Gerald resigned
    director
  38. 2022-07-01
    RUTTER, Ronald appointed
    director
  39. 2022-07-01
    HEWITT, Allyson appointed
    director
  40. 2022-07-01
    HEWITT, Craig appointed
    director
  41. 2018-08-20
    LIDDELL, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  42. 2018-08-20
    DUNBAR, Terence William appointed
    director
  43. 2018-08-20
    LIDDELL, Margaret resigned
    director
  44. 2017-08-21
    BROWN, John Guy resigned
    director
  45. 2017-08-21
    O'NEILL, Gerald appointed
    director
  46. 2010-07-07
    O'NEILL, Gerald resigned
    director
  47. 2007-06-19
    ROWELL, Irene Maureen resigned
    secretary
  48. 2007-06-15
    LIDDELL, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  49. 2007-06-15
    BROWN, John Guy appointed
    director
  50. 2007-06-15
    DUGDALE, Bryan resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Rutter
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2025
Mrs Janet Marley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2025
Miss Carly Anne Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence25/01/2025
7 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ronald Rutterceased 25/01/2025· significant influence
  • Mrs Allyson Hewittceased 22/07/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Craig Hewittceased 22/07/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Gerald O'Neillceased 01/07/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Terence William Dunbarceased 01/07/2022· significant influence
  • Miss Margaret Liddellceased 20/08/2018· significant influence
  • Mr John Guy Brownceased 21/08/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

6 And 7 Southcliff Roker Terrace
Sunderland
SR6 0PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (8 active · 17 resigned)

CLOSE, Anne Gillian
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-01-25
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Active
DAVIDSON, Carly Anne
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-01-25
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Active
KNIGHT, Sarah
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
LIDDELL, Margaret
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-01-25
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Active
MARLEY, Janet
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-01-25
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Active
PORRETTA BROWN, Dolores
director · ~80y · appointed 2025-01-25
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Active
ROWELL, Irene
director · ~87y · appointed 2025-01-25
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Active
RUTTER, Ronald
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-07-01
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Active
BRENNEN, Aileen Patricia
secretary · appointed 1994-03-01 · resigned 1996-01-10
Resigned
KILVINGTON, David Barclay
secretary · resigned 1994-02-28
Resigned
LIDDELL, Margaret
secretary · appointed 2007-06-15 · resigned 2018-08-20
Resigned
ROWELL, Irene Maureen
secretary · appointed 1996-01-10 · resigned 2007-06-19
Resigned
BRENNEN, Aileen Patricia
director · ~94y · appointed 1992-11-20 · resigned 1996-01-10
Resigned
BROWN, John Guy
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-06-15 · resigned 2017-08-21
Resigned
CLARK, Dorothy
director · ~111y · resigned 1992-03-09
Resigned
CLOSE, Anne Gillian
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-05-04 · resigned 2024-09-07
Resigned
DUGDALE, Bryan
director · ~94y · appointed 1997-07-15 · resigned 2007-06-15
Resigned
DUNBAR, Terence William
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-08-20 · resigned 2023-06-04
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Margaret
director · ~96y · resigned 2007-06-15
Resigned
HEWITT, Allyson
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (140 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20