ADLINGTON COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00967602 · ltd · incorporated 1969-12-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (77/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees10

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-13
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  3. 2023-12-31
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-09-29
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  6. 2020-10-21
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  7. 2019-09-26
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  8. 2018-09-27
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  9. 2017-09-27
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  10. 2016-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-26
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    CHAVDA, Ashok appointed
    director
  12. 2016-09-26
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-07-25
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-06-01
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    SHEPHERD, Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2016-01-08
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  16. 2015-09-25
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  17. 2015-01-06
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  18. 2014-05-01
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    SHEPHERD, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-30
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    BIRKINSHAW, Bernard resigned
    director
  20. 2003-07-20
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    OCONNOR, Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2003-05-29
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    LYONS, Jennifer Elaine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-05-29
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    IRETON, Janet Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-04
    ➕
    IRETON, Janet Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-01-04
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    OCONNOR, Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 1997-06-10
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    BIRKINSHAW, Bernard appointed
    director
  26. 1997-06-10
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    LAWSON, Brenda Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 1996-07-17
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    CAMPBELL, Stuart resigned
    director
  28. 1996-07-17
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    LAWSON, Brenda Margaret appointed
    director
  29. 1993-05-21
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    CAMPBELL, Stuart appointed
    director
  30. 1993-05-21
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    CHAPMAN, Stephen Mark resigned
    director
  31. 1992-09-28
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    COATER, Ann Barbara resigned
    director
  32. 1969-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLINGTON COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jennifer Elaine Lyons
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/10/2016

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
Incorporated1969-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

9 Adlington Court
Mayne Avenue
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 9LD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

LYONS, Jennifer Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAVDA, Ashok→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRETON, Janet Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-04 · resigned 2003-05-29
Resigned
OCONNOR, Ann→
secretary · resigned 2003-01-04
Resigned
BIRKINSHAW, Bernard→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-06-10 · resigned 2014-04-30
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Stuart→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-05-21 · resigned 1996-07-17
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Stephen Mark→
director · ~33y · resigned 1993-05-21
Resigned
COATER, Ann Barbara→
director · ~68y · resigned 1992-09-28
Resigned
LAWSON, Brenda Margaret→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-07-17 · resigned 1997-06-10
Resigned
OCONNOR, Ann→
director · ~66y · resigned 2003-07-20
Resigned
SHEPHERD, Paul→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

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2025-12-27
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2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
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accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-12