AUREOLE WINDSOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01101342 · ltd · incorporated 1973-03-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.16M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 53.2y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 53.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,159,550

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£232k£464k£696k£928k£1.2mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.16M£1.16M
Net assets£1.16M£1.16M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-09
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-01
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    DENTON, Charles Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2019-05-01
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    NEWTON, Benjamin Philip resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-04-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-04-08
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    SMITH, Philip Austin resigned
    secretary
  19. 2019-04-08
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    SMITH, Philip Austin resigned
    director
  20. 2019-01-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2018-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-12-31
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    GRAYSON, Donald Alexander resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-31
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    SMITH, Philip Austin appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-12-31
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    GRAYSON, Donald Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2007-12-31
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    NEWTON, Benjamin Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2007-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #7
  27. 2007-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #8
  28. 2007-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #4
  29. 2007-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2006-08-27
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    CLARK, Richard Jeremy resigned
    director
  31. 2005-10-28
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Philip Newton (The Lender)
  32. 2005-07-29
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    Charge satisfied #11
  33. 2005-07-29
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    Charge satisfied #9
  34. 2005-05-10
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    NICHOLSON, Graham Ian resigned
    director
  35. 2004-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #15
  36. 2004-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #14
  37. 2004-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #12
  38. 2004-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #10
  39. 2004-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #5
  40. 2004-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  41. 2003-03-07
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    HEATH, Reginald Frank resigned
    director
  42. 1999-02-01
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    SMITH, Philip Austin appointed
    director
  43. 1998-12-31
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    DENTON, Charles Richard resigned
    director
  44. 1996-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #13
  45. 1995-01-01
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    HEATH, Reginald Frank appointed
    director
  46. 1993-02-17
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Hill Samuel Bank LTD
  47. 1993-02-15
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Hill Samuel Bank LTD
  48. 1993-01-26
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Hill Samuel Bank Limited
  49. 1992-01-31
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    BERRY, James Curtis resigned
    director
  50. 1990-06-21
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Newton
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

3rd Floor 86 - 90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

DENTON, Charles Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
NEWTON, Philip→
director · ~77y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAYSON, Donald Alexander→
secretary · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
SMITH, Philip Austin→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2019-04-08
Resigned
BERRY, James Curtis→
director · ~100y · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
CLARK, Richard Jeremy→
director · ~85y · resigned 2006-08-27
Resigned
DENTON, Charles Richard→
director · ~70y · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
GRAYSON, Donald Alexander→
director · ~81y · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
HEATH, Reginald Frank→
director · ~85y · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 2003-03-07
Resigned
NEWTON, Benjamin Philip→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Graham Ian→
director · ~83y · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned
SMITH, Philip Austin→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2019-04-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

16
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Philip Newton (The Lender)
Composite guarantee and debenture1 property28/10/2005—
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank LTD
Charge over stocks and shares1 property17/02/199318/03/2004
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank LTD
Legal mortgage1 property15/02/199318/03/2004
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Debenture1 property26/01/199317/01/1996
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property21/06/199018/03/2004
satisfied
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.)
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.) Limited
Legal charge1 property10/02/198929/07/2005
satisfied
Hill Samuel & Co. .
Hill Samuel & Co. LTD.
Debenture1 property26/08/198818/03/2004
satisfied
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.)
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (U.K.) Limited
Legal charge1 property04/02/198829/07/2005
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge over contract1 property04/10/198324/01/2007
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge over credit balance1 property30/09/198324/01/2007
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property25/08/1983—
satisfied
Hill Samuel & Co
Hill Samuel & Co Limited
Charge1 property20/04/198318/03/2004
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties22/04/198224/01/2007
satisfied
Hill Samuel & Co
Hill Samuel & Co Limited
Mortgage1 property30/11/198118/03/2004
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property18/01/1980—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property26/03/197324/01/2007
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Recent filings (140 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-17