11 PORTWAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 address
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-23➖MCDONALD, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17➕MACDONALD, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2025-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-09➖FRANCIS, David Martin resigneddirector
- 2019-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-02-22➕BOLTON, Charlotte Ruby May appointeddirector
- 2016-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 11 PORTWAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2016-12-21➕FRANCIS, David Martin appointeddirector
- 2016-12-21➕MCDONALD, David Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/09/2025 |
Mrs Charlotte Ruby May Bolton Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Alan Mcdonaldceased 23/09/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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