ALDERBOURNE MANOR LIMITED

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00819161 · ltd · incorporated 1964-09-11
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£44.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,215

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£44k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£99kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£44.2k£31.7k
Current assets£99.5k£90.8k
Net assets£44.2k£31.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2025-12-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  4. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-21
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  11. 2018-05-15
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  12. 2017-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Robert Alexander appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    PALMAS, Elisa appointed
    director
  18. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    WILKINSON, Elisa resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-12-22
    ➖
    PALMAS, Basil resigned
    director
  20. 1995-03-01
    ➖
    BENNIONS, Georgena Valarie resigned
    secretary
  21. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Elisa appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-02-26
    ➕
    BENNIONS, Georgena Valarie appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-02-26
    ➖
    PALMAS, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  24. 1964-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDERBOURNE MANOR LIMITED

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elisa Palmas
Individual · Spanish · DOB 03/1943 · age 83
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/12/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

York House
Church Lane
Chalfont St Peter
Gerrards Cross Bucks
SL9 9RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WILKINSON, Robert Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMAS, Elisa→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNIONS, Georgena Valarie→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-26 · resigned 1995-03-01
Resigned
PALMAS, Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1992-02-26
Resigned
WILKINSON, Elisa→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-01 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
PALMAS, Basil→
director · ~107y · resigned 2006-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-31
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21