POTTERS BAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05066067 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-03-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-16
    ➕
    GIBBS, John Edward appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-16
    ➖
    GIBBS, John Edward resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2015-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-11-01
    ➖
    GIBBS, Ian resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-01
    ➕
    GIBBS, John Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    IAN GIBBS ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-03-01
    ➖
    DAVIES, Robin Patrick resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-11
    ➖
    DUFFY, John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-06-11
    ➖
    LUPONI, Co-Cetta resigned
    director
  24. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    DAVIES, Robin Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    DAVIES, Robin Patrick appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    GIBBS, Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As POTTERS BAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    DUFFY, John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2004-03-08
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    LUPONI, Co-Cetta appointed
    director
  32. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2004-03-08
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 22 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

167 Turners Hill
Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
EN8 9BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

IAN GIBBS ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Robin Patrick→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBS, John Edward→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Robin Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2006-03-01
Resigned
DUFFY, John→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2004-06-11
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned
GIBBS, Ian→
director · ~89y · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
GIBBS, John Edward→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2026-03-16
Resigned
LUPONI, Co-Cetta→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2004-06-11
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-08 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09