COMMERCE HOUSE (WINCANTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02986931 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
87 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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Current Liabilities
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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  5. 2023-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-03-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2005-10-14
    ➖
    LOFTUS, Martin Cyril resigned
    director
  16. 2005-10-06
    ➕
    GIBSON, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  17. 1999-12-09
    ➕
    APSEY, Mary Kate appointed
    director
  18. 1999-12-09
    ➕
    LOFTUS, Martin Cyril appointed
    director
  19. 1999-12-09
    ➖
    SPRINGETT, Adrian resigned
    director
  20. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Fraser Nicol appointed
    secretary
  21. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Fraser Nicol appointed
    director
  22. 1994-11-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1994-11-17
    ➕
    SPRINGETT, Adrian appointed
    director
  24. 1994-11-17
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1994-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMERCE HOUSE (WINCANTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 1994-11-04
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1994-11-04
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
Incorporated1994-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

The Old Surgery
St Chads Avenue
Midsomer Norton
Bath
BA3 2HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Fraser Nicol→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APSEY, Mary Kate→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-12-09
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Active
GIBSON, Sarah Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Fraser Nicol→
director · ~67y · appointed 1994-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-04 · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned
LOFTUS, Martin Cyril→
director · ~85y · appointed 1999-12-09 · resigned 2005-10-14
Resigned
SPRINGETT, Adrian→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1999-12-09
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-11-04 · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10