CLEADON VALE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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06605787 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-05-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 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 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-23
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    EMMERSON, William Allan resigned
    director
  6. 2022-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-08-10
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    BREWIS, Suzanne resigned
    director
  8. 2022-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-16
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2022-01-25
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    POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2022-01-25
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-07-03
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    BREWIS, Suzanne appointed
    director
  17. 2020-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-06-08
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    MIDDLETON, Andrew Bruce resigned
    director
  21. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-10-06
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    EMMERSON, William Allan appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-06
    ➖
    HOGG, Peter Gerald resigned
    director
  25. 2014-10-09
    ➖
    JACKSON, Douglas resigned
    director
  26. 2014-09-09
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Andrew Bruce appointed
    director
  27. 2012-10-25
    ➖
    MIDDLETON, Andrew Bruce resigned
    director
  28. 2012-06-30
    ➖
    KINGSTON PROPERTY SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2011-04-12
    ➕
    KINGSTON PROPERTY SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2011-04-12
    ➖
    WB COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2011-04-12
    ➖
    MILLER, Barry resigned
    director
  32. 2011-02-01
    ➕
    HOGG, Peter Gerald appointed
    director
  33. 2011-01-27
    ➕
    GRAY, Brian Edmund appointed
    director
  34. 2011-01-27
    ➕
    JACKSON, Douglas appointed
    director
  35. 2011-01-27
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Andrew Bruce appointed
    director
  36. 2008-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEADON VALE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  37. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    WB COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2008-05-29
    ➕
    MILLER, Barry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Business Works
Henry Robson Way
South Shields
NE33 1RF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Brian Edmund→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINGSTON PROPERTY SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-04-12 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
WB COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2011-04-12
Resigned
BREWIS, Suzanne→
director · ~79y · appointed 2020-07-03 · resigned 2022-08-10
Resigned
EMMERSON, William Allan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-10-06 · resigned 2022-08-23
Resigned
HOGG, Peter Gerald→
director · ~90y · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2015-10-06
Resigned
JACKSON, Douglas→
director · ~97y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2014-10-09
Resigned
MIDDLETON, Andrew Bruce→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-09-09 · resigned 2020-06-08
Resigned
MIDDLETON, Andrew Bruce→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2012-10-25
Resigned
MILLER, Barry→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2011-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-03-16
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-02