HERNE BAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02262540 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-26
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-08-21
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    VERYARD, Alyson resigned
    director
  6. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-01
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    MCARTHUR, Robert Douglas Allan appointed
    director
  9. 2021-02-01
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    MCCLURE, Simon Guy appointed
    director
  10. 2021-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2021-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-12-14
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    address · AD01
  14. 2020-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-12-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-12-10
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    HEWETT, Anthony James resigned
    director
  17. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-01-23
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    VERYARD, Alyson appointed
    director
  22. 2012-07-19
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    BENNETT, Brian resigned
    director
  23. 2012-07-07
    ➖
    VERYARD, Frederick John resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-01
    ➖
    WATSON, Stuart Raymond resigned
    director
  25. 2009-11-01
    ➖
    OWEN, Richard Paul resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    STEWART, James Dudley resigned
    director
  27. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    STOCKLEY, David John resigned
    director
  28. 2003-01-23
    ➖
    COLLINGS, Martin Stephen, Sol resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    OWEN, Richard Paul appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    BENNETT, Brian appointed
    director
  31. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    HEWETT, Anthony James appointed
    director
  32. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    STOCKLEY, David John appointed
    director
  33. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    VERYARD, Frederick John appointed
    director
  34. 2003-01-23
    ➕
    WATSON, Stuart Raymond appointed
    director
  35. 2001-04-30
    ➕
    COLLINGS, Martin Stephen, Sol appointed
    secretary
  36. 2001-04-30
    ➖
    NIXON, John Henry resigned
    secretary
  37. 2001-04-30
    ➖
    GRAHAM WATSON, Frederick Paul resigned
    director
  38. 2001-04-30
    ➕
    STEWART, James Dudley appointed
    director
  39. 1998-11-26
    ➖
    LEIGH, Geoffrey Norman, Sir resigned
    director
  40. 1993-01-04
    ➕
    NIXON, John Henry appointed
    secretary
  41. 1992-12-31
    ➖
    RODWAY, Peter Charles resigned
    secretary
  42. 1988-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HERNE BAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Petchey Industrial Properties (No 3) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Petchey Industrial Properties (No 3) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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HERNE BAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 02262540

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Petchey Industrial Properties (No 3) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony James Hewettceased 10/12/2020· 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

C/O Petchey Industrial Properties
1 Hertsmere Road
London
E14 8JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

MCARTHUR, Robert Douglas Allan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCLURE, Simon Guy→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINGS, Martin Stephen, Sol→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-30 · resigned 2003-01-23
Resigned
NIXON, John Henry→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-04 · resigned 2001-04-30
Resigned
OWEN, Richard Paul→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
RODWAY, Peter Charles→
secretary · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Brian→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2012-07-19
Resigned
GRAHAM WATSON, Frederick Paul→
director · ~69y · resigned 2001-04-30
Resigned
HEWETT, Anthony James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2020-12-10
Resigned
LEIGH, Geoffrey Norman, Sir→
director · ~93y · resigned 1998-11-26
Resigned
STEWART, James Dudley→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-04-30 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
STOCKLEY, David John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
VERYARD, Alyson→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-23 · resigned 2023-08-21
Resigned
VERYARD, Frederick John→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2012-07-07
Resigned
WATSON, Stuart Raymond→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-01-23 · resigned 2010-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-14