RIVERSIDE (YORK) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD.

🌳Matureactive

03479442 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-11

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£-141.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £141,484

Net assets shrinking

Down £168,496 YoY

Cash YoY

+16%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£32k

↑ 16% YoY

Net Worth

-£141k

↓ 624% YoY

Current Assets

£35k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£-6.5k	£27.0k
Current assets	£34.5k	—
Cash	£32.5k	£27.9k
Debtors	£2.1k	—
Net assets	£-141.5k	£27.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-07-14
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officers · TM01
2025-07-11
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SIMPSON, Glyn Loftus resigned
director
2025-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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TAIT, Nicolas John appointed
director
2025-07-01
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SIMPSON, Glyn Loftus appointed
director
2025-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-20
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accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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officers · TM01
2023-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-01
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BUTT, Graham resigned
director
2022-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-01-01
➖
CHARLESWORTH, Dolores resigned
secretary
2017-01-01
➖
HALL, Deanne Stephanie resigned
secretary
2014-06-23
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HALL, Deanne Stephanie appointed
secretary
2014-01-31
➖
DUFFY, Emily Hope Philomena resigned
secretary
2013-09-19
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DUFFY, Emily Hope Philomena appointed
secretary
2002-09-16
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CHARLESWORTH, Dolores appointed
secretary
2002-09-16
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WATERHOUSE, David Alan resigned
secretary
1999-09-01
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WATERHOUSE, David Alan appointed
secretary
1999-08-31
➖
HOWLAND, Edward resigned
secretary
1997-12-11
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Company incorporated
As RIVERSIDE (YORK) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD.
1997-12-11
➕
SMITH, Paul appointed
director
1997-12-11
➕
HOWLAND, Edward appointed
secretary
1997-12-11
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-11
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-11
➕
BUTT, Graham appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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11 NORMANBY TERRACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 07681992 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
11 ROYAL CRESCENT WHITBY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03857502 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
11 THE ESPLANADE (WHITBY) LIMITED→ 06691354 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
112 EAST PARADE LIMITED→ 06514653 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-12-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2a Acomb Court Front Street

Acomb

York

YO24 3BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SMITH, Paul→

director · ~78y · appointed 1997-12-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TAIT, Nicolas John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHARLESWORTH, Dolores→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2017-01-01

Resigned

DUFFY, Emily Hope Philomena→

secretary · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2014-01-31

Resigned

HALL, Deanne Stephanie→

secretary · appointed 2014-06-23 · resigned 2017-01-01

Resigned

HOWLAND, Edward→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-11 · resigned 1999-08-31

Resigned

WATERHOUSE, David Alan→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2002-09-16

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-11 · resigned 1997-12-11

Resigned

BUTT, Graham→

director · ~86y · appointed 1997-12-11 · resigned 2023-01-01

Resigned

SIMPSON, Glyn Loftus→

director · ~70y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-07-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-14