16 ABBOTSFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01335031 · ltd · incorporated 1977-10-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£627
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
121 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
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £627

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£627
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£627
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£125£251£376£502£627Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£627£444
Current assets£627£444
Net assets£627£444

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-16
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  3. 2023-08-30
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  4. 2022-08-18
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  5. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-15
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    CAIRNEY, Lorraine appointed
    director
  7. 2021-06-15
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    BUCKERFIELD, Grant resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-06-15
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  10. 2021-06-15
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  11. 2021-06-15
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  12. 2020-12-28
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  13. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2018-09-18
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  15. 2017-09-20
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  16. 2016-09-16
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  17. 2015-11-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-02-18
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    CLASS, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-02-18
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    BUCKERFIELD, Grant resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-07
    ➕
    CLASS, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2004-12-02
    ➕
    STRATTON, Julia Isobel Georgia appointed
    director
  22. 2004-12-02
    ➖
    BENT, Nicola resigned
    director
  23. 2001-09-04
    ➕
    BUCKERFIELD, Grant appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-03-02
    ➕
    BENT, Nicola appointed
    director
  25. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    BULL, Lawrence resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    BULL, Lawrence resigned
    director
  27. 1997-06-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Richard William Bence resigned
    secretary
  28. 1997-06-01
    ➕
    BULL, Lawrence appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-06-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Richard William Bence resigned
    director
  30. 1997-06-01
    ➕
    BULL, Lawrence appointed
    director
  31. 1996-06-01
    ➖
    EKANEY, Nkumbe resigned
    director
  32. 1996-05-25
    ➕
    BUCKERFIELD, Grant appointed
    director
  33. 1996-02-01
    ➖
    GRUNDY, Wendy Margaret resigned
    director
  34. 1992-11-23
    ➕
    EKANEY, Nkumbe appointed
    director
  35. 1992-05-01
    ➖
    KITCHEN, Paul resigned
    director
  36. 1977-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 ABBOTSFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lorraine Cairney
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/06/2021
Ms Julia Isobel Georgia Stratton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Miss Sarah Jane Class
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Grant Buckerfieldceased 15/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1977-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

97 Lower Redland Road
Redland
Bristol
BS6 6SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

CLASS, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNEY, Lorraine→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLASS, Sarah Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRATTON, Julia Isobel Georgia→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Richard William Bence→
secretary · resigned 1997-06-01
Resigned
BUCKERFIELD, Grant→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-04 · resigned 2013-02-18
Resigned
BULL, Lawrence→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
BENT, Nicola→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-03-02 · resigned 2004-12-02
Resigned
BROWN, Richard William Bence→
director · ~67y · resigned 1997-06-01
Resigned
BUCKERFIELD, Grant→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-05-25 · resigned 2021-06-15
Resigned
BULL, Lawrence→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-06-01 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
EKANEY, Nkumbe→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-11-23 · resigned 1996-06-01
Resigned
GRUNDY, Wendy Margaret→
director · ~87y · resigned 1996-02-01
Resigned
KITCHEN, Paul→
director · ~70y · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28