21 LANSDOWN PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02564733 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-12-03
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
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 9 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-03
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  2. 2025-04-03
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  3. 2024-05-25
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  4. 2023-09-23
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  5. 2022-08-25
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  6. 2021-10-07
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  7. 2021-01-21
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  8. 2019-10-21
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  9. 2019-05-22
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  10. 2019-05-22
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  11. 2018-09-28
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  12. 2017-09-26
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  13. 2016-09-20
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  14. 2015-12-14
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  16. 2005-03-26
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    BRIDGLAND, Gillian, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2005-03-20
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    THOMAS, Simone appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-01-12
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    COTTAM, Ian Philip resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-01-12
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    COTTAM, Ian Philip resigned
    director
  20. 2004-06-03
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    O'SULLIVAN, Tracey Jane Gillespie appointed
    director
  21. 2004-06-03
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    THOMAS, Adam David Lucien appointed
    director
  22. 2004-06-03
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    COTTAM, Ian Philip appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-06-03
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    LAWRENCE, Nicholas Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-06-03
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    JAMES, Philip Edwin Francis resigned
    director
  25. 2002-12-03
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    JAMES, Philip Edwin Francis appointed
    director
  26. 2002-11-22
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    COTTAM, Ian Philip appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-02
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    EDMISTON, Stuart Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 2001-12-04
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    LAWRENCE, Gerald Anthony resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-12-04
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    LAWRENCE, Nicholas Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-10-06
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    DESCAMPS, Nathalie resigned
    director
  31. 1997-09-18
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    APPERLY, Sylvia resigned
    secretary
  32. 1997-09-18
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    LAWRENCE, Gerald Anthony appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-09-18
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    EDMISTON, Stuart Anthony appointed
    director
  34. 1997-06-16
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    DESCAMPS, Nathalie appointed
    director
  35. 1997-06-16
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    WILLIAMS, David Michael resigned
    director
  36. 1995-03-27
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    APPERLY, Sylvia appointed
    secretary
  37. 1994-03-01
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    DUNN, David resigned
    secretary
  38. 1993-09-14
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    COWLER, Joan Mary resigned
    secretary
  39. 1993-06-22
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    BAKER, John Huntley resigned
    director
  40. 1993-02-01
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    COWLER, Joan Mary appointed
    secretary
  41. 1993-01-16
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    TUSTIN, Christine Ann resigned
    secretary
  42. 1990-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 LANSDOWN PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam David Lucien Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
—25–50%25-50% voting01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1990-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Lansdown Place
Landsdown Road Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 2HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

THOMAS, Simone→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-20
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Active
BRIDGLAND, Gillian, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-26
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Active
O'SULLIVAN, Tracey Jane Gillespie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-06-03
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Active
THOMAS, Adam David Lucien→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-06-03
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Active
APPERLY, Sylvia→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-27 · resigned 1997-09-18
Resigned
COTTAM, Ian Philip→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-03 · resigned 2005-01-12
Resigned
COWLER, Joan Mary→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1993-09-14
Resigned
DUNN, David→
secretary · resigned 1994-03-01
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Gerald Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 2001-12-04
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Nicholas Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2004-06-03
Resigned
TUSTIN, Christine Ann→
secretary · resigned 1993-01-16
Resigned
BAKER, John Huntley→
director · ~79y · resigned 1993-06-22
Resigned
COTTAM, Ian Philip→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-22 · resigned 2005-01-12
Resigned
DESCAMPS, Nathalie→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 1999-10-06
Resigned
EDMISTON, Stuart Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
JAMES, Philip Edwin Francis→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2004-06-03
Resigned
WILLIAMS, David Michael→
director · ~58y · resigned 1997-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-22
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accounts · AA
2024-05-25
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2023-12-04
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2023-09-23
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2023-01-12
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2022-08-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
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2021-10-07
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2021-01-21
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2021-01-21
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2019-12-19
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