ARRANCOURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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01557355 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1981-04-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
111 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees-2000

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2022-09-16
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  5. 2021-09-02
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  6. 2020-10-06
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  7. 2019-07-19
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  8. 2018-09-14
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  9. 2017-12-27
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  10. 2017-12-27
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  11. 2017-12-20
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    SNELLING, Alan Ronald appointed
    director
  12. 2017-12-20
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    PAYNE, Martin William resigned
    director
  13. 2017-09-04
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  14. 2016-07-28
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  15. 2016-05-28
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  16. 2015-09-29
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  17. 2015-05-06
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  18. 2012-06-09
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    BUNCE, Marc John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-06-09
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    BUNCE, Marc John resigned
    director
  20. 2012-06-09
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    COULTON, Steven, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2012-04-01
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    BUNCE, Marc John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-04-01
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    BUNCE, Marc John appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-01
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    COULTON, Steven, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-31
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    PAYNE, Martin William resigned
    secretary
  25. 2009-09-30
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    COUSINS, Andrew Stephen resigned
    director
  26. 2007-11-07
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    HUMPHRIES, Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2007-09-30
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    HONE, Brian Edward resigned
    director
  28. 2005-05-01
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    COUSINS, Andrew Stephen appointed
    director
  29. 2005-05-01
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    WALES, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  30. 2004-10-25
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    KNIGHT, Millicent Margaret resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-10-25
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    PAYNE, Martin William appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-10-25
    ➕
    PAYNE, Martin William appointed
    director
  33. 2003-01-01
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    KNIGHT, Millicent Margaret appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-12-31
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    CRUTTENDEN, Hannah resigned
    secretary
  35. 1997-06-02
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    CRUTTENDEN, Hannah appointed
    secretary
  36. 1997-06-02
    ➖
    GUEST, Richard Brian resigned
    secretary
  37. 1995-07-01
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    RUSSELL, Benjamin Peter resigned
    director
  38. 1995-07-01
    ➕
    WALES, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  39. 1994-06-30
    ➕
    HONE, Brian Edward appointed
    director
  40. 1994-06-30
    ➖
    SCRIVEN, Albert Ernest resigned
    director
  41. 1993-10-20
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    GUEST, Richard Brian appointed
    secretary
  42. 1993-06-21
    ➖
    SMITHYES, Adam James resigned
    secretary
  43. 1991-08-01
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    FLOOD, Eileen Margery resigned
    secretary
  44. 1981-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ARRANCOURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1981-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

No 46 Arrancourt
Gilligan Close
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1UA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

HUMPHRIES, Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SNELLING, Alan Ronald→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUNCE, Marc John→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2012-06-09
Resigned
CRUTTENDEN, Hannah→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
FLOOD, Eileen Margery→
secretary · resigned 1991-08-01
Resigned
GUEST, Richard Brian→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-20 · resigned 1997-06-02
Resigned
KNIGHT, Millicent Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2004-10-25
Resigned
PAYNE, Martin William→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-25 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
SMITHYES, Adam James→
secretary · resigned 1993-06-21
Resigned
BUNCE, Marc John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2012-06-09
Resigned
COULTON, Steven, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2012-06-09
Resigned
COUSINS, Andrew Stephen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
HONE, Brian Edward→
director · ~86y · appointed 1994-06-30 · resigned 2007-09-30
Resigned
PAYNE, Martin William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-25 · resigned 2017-12-20
Resigned
RUSSELL, Benjamin Peter→
director · ~74y · resigned 1995-07-01
Resigned
SCRIVEN, Albert Ernest→
director · ~102y · resigned 1994-06-30
Resigned
WALES, Susan Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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2026-04-20
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2025-07-14
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2025-05-02
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accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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2024-04-29
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2023-09-14
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2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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2022-04-26
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2021-09-02
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2021-04-22
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2020-10-06
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2020-04-20
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2019-07-19
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2019-04-17