ANDOVER MASONIC HALL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00980704 · ltd · incorporated 1970-05-29

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£278.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 54.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 54.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (1/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (6 active, 34 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £278,038

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,742 YoY

Cash YoY

-18%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£42k

↓ 18% YoY

Net Worth

£278k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Assets

£42k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£282.7k	£292.6k
Current assets	£41.6k	£50.6k
Cash	£41.6k	£50.6k
Net assets	£278.0k	£282.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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officers · AP01
2025-07-25
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BROWN, Aaron Richard Andrew appointed
director
2025-07-25
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officers · TM01
2025-07-16
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accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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DENNY, David Charles resigned
director
2025-04-05
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officers · CH01
2025-03-28
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officers · AP01
2025-03-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-01
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HUTCHENCE, Gary appointed
director
2025-02-01
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TILLING, David Frederick resigned
director
2024-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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officers · AP03
2023-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-28
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officers · AP01
2023-10-19
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POPE, Nigel Stephen appointed
director
2023-10-19
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CLARINGBOLD, Robin David resigned
director
2023-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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BENGER, Peter David appointed
secretary
2023-03-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-01
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BARRY-WALSH, Niall Michael resigned
director
2022-08-02
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accounts · AA
2022-07-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-13
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DENNY, David Charles appointed
director
2022-04-28
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SKULL, Stephen John appointed
director
2021-10-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-10
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NORMAN-BAILEY, Alan appointed
director
2021-10-08
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ROBERTS, Alexander resigned
director
2021-10-08
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WATERMAN, Melvyn William resigned
director
2021-10-01
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TILLING, David Frederick appointed
director
2019-04-18
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SMITH, Stephen John resigned
secretary
2019-04-18
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CLARINGBOLD, Robin David appointed
director
2019-04-18
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COLLINS, John resigned
director
2019-04-18
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LAWRENCE, David Charles resigned
director
2017-04-24
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WATERMAN, Melvyn William resigned
director
2017-04-01
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WATERMAN, Melvyn William appointed
director
2017-03-01
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SMITH, Stephen John appointed
secretary
2017-03-01
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WATERMAN, Melvyn William appointed
director
2017-02-28
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PHILLIPS, Marc resigned
secretary
2017-02-28
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PHILLIPS, Marc resigned
director
2015-07-10
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PHILLIPS, Marc appointed
secretary
2015-07-10
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BARRY-WALSH, Niall Michael appointed
director
2015-07-10
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HAMMOND, Malcolm Sidney resigned
director
2015-07-10
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HUTTON, Gilbert John resigned
director
2015-07-10
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PHILLIPS, Marc appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 80 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter David Benger Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/03/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alan Norman-Baileyceased 27/03/2025· significant influence
Mr Niall Michael Barry-Walshceased 15/07/2022· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1970-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Masonic Hall

East Street

Andover

Hampshire

SP10 1EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-01OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-17