NUNNERY STABLES (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED

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01617201 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-02-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£1£1£2£2Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-04-30
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  3. 2024-04-19
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  4. 2023-04-14
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  5. 2022-04-25
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  6. 2021-03-31
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  7. 2020-03-29
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  8. 2019-04-11
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  9. 2018-04-03
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  10. 2017-04-04
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  11. 2016-05-09
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  13. 2015-05-18
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  15. 2014-05-14
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  16. 2014-01-06
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    BOYD, Ian William, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2014-01-06
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    BOYD, Georgina Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2011-04-11
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    BOYD, Georgina Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2011-04-11
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    BOYD, Ian William, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2006-03-30
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    CLOWES, Howard Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-30
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    KNIGHT, Rosemary Christine appointed
    director
  22. 2006-03-30
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    WEBB, Jean Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2006-02-28
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    WAPLING, Jean resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-28
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    WAPLING, Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2005-12-09
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    POKORNY, Michael John resigned
    director
  26. 1995-08-10
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    BOYD, Georgina Ann resigned
    secretary
  27. 1995-08-10
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    WAPLING, Jean appointed
    secretary
  28. 1994-09-22
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    BOYD, Georgina Ann appointed
    secretary
  29. 1994-09-22
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    PAYNE, Helen resigned
    secretary
  30. 1994-02-11
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    COLBY, Robert William Lewis resigned
    director
  31. 1994-02-11
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    WAPLING, Jean appointed
    director
  32. 1994-01-28
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    CLOWES, Howard Ian appointed
    director
  33. 1993-07-08
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    PAYNE, Helen appointed
    secretary
  34. 1993-07-08
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    HODGES, Stephen Royston resigned
    director
  35. 1993-07-08
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    POKORNY, Michael John appointed
    director
  36. 1993-04-26
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    HODGES, Stephen Royston resigned
    secretary
  37. 1992-11-15
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    SINCLAIR, Iain James Cleugh resigned
    director
  38. 1991-10-01
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    ROBERTS, Margery Diana resigned
    secretary
  39. 1991-05-09
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    HODGES, Stephen Royston appointed
    secretary
  40. 1982-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As NUNNERY STABLES (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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
Incorporated1982-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

9 Nunnery Stables
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 2AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (6 active · 12 resigned)

CLOWES, Howard Ian→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-30
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Active
BOYD, Ian William, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-06
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Active
CLOWES, Howard Ian→
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-01-28
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Active
KNIGHT, Rosemary Christine→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-03-30
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Active
ROBERTS, Edward David→
director · ~77y
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Active
WEBB, Jean Elizabeth→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-03-30
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Active
BOYD, Georgina Ann→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-22 · resigned 1995-08-10
Resigned
HODGES, Stephen Royston→
secretary · appointed 1991-05-09 · resigned 1993-04-26
Resigned
PAYNE, Helen→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-08 · resigned 1994-09-22
Resigned
ROBERTS, Margery Diana→
secretary · resigned 1991-10-01
Resigned
WAPLING, Jean→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-10 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned
BOYD, Georgina Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-04-11 · resigned 2014-01-06
Resigned
BOYD, Ian William, Dr→
director · ~68y · resigned 2011-04-11
Resigned
COLBY, Robert William Lewis→
director · ~86y · resigned 1994-02-11
Resigned
HODGES, Stephen Royston→
director · ~67y · resigned 1993-07-08
Resigned
POKORNY, Michael John→
director · ~76y · appointed 1993-07-08 · resigned 2005-12-09
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Iain James Cleugh→
director · ~73y · resigned 1992-11-15
Resigned
WAPLING, Jean→
director · ~85y · appointed 1994-02-11 · resigned 2006-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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2026-04-20
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2025-05-21
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2025-04-30
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2024-06-19
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2023-05-09
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2023-04-14
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2022-05-16
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2022-04-25
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2021-05-20
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2021-03-31
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2020-05-19
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2020-03-29
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2019-05-14