ALDENHAM ENTERPRISES LTD

🌳Matureactive
01635965 · ltd · incorporated 1982-05-17
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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  2. 2025-08-07
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  3. 2025-07-25
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    DUNSTAN, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  5. 2024-03-08
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  6. 2023-04-26
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  7. 2023-01-20
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  8. 2023-01-19
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    HEMS, Alex appointed
    director
  9. 2023-01-19
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    FOWLER, James Christopher resigned
    director
  10. 2023-01-19
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-07
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  12. 2021-01-04
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  13. 2020-02-11
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  14. 2019-01-28
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  15. 2018-12-13
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  16. 2018-12-13
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  17. 2018-12-13
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  18. 2018-12-13
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  19. 2018-12-01
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    TOYE, Sharon Paula appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-12-01
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    MAHON, Karl appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-01
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    MAHON, Karl resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-12-01
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    DUNSTAN, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2018-09-24
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  24. 2018-09-14
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    WRIGHT, Philip resigned
    director
  25. 2017-07-03
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    MAHON, Karl appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-07-03
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    WRIGHT, Philip resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-03-31
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    FRASER, Andrew William Campbell resigned
    secretary
  28. 2017-03-31
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    WRIGHT, Philip appointed
    secretary
  29. 2017-03-31
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    FRASER, Andrew William Campbell resigned
    director
  30. 2015-01-12
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    WRIGHT, Philip appointed
    director
  31. 2014-12-09
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    READ, Karin resigned
    director
  32. 2010-06-10
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    REDMAN, Simon John Bickerton resigned
    director
  33. 2008-11-18
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    READ, Karin appointed
    director
  34. 2008-11-15
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    PAGE CROFT, Hugo Douglas resigned
    director
  35. 2008-11-14
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    WATKINS, Brian John resigned
    director
  36. 2006-11-21
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    FOWLER, James Christopher appointed
    director
  37. 2006-07-14
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    HARMAN, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  38. 2004-11-17
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    MUNYARD, Roger Charles resigned
    director
  39. 2004-11-17
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    REDMAN, Simon John Bickerton appointed
    director
  40. 2004-07-05
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    DAVIES, Vincent Edward resigned
    director
  41. 2002-12-03
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    PAGE CROFT, Hugo Douglas appointed
    director
  42. 2002-11-20
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    DAVIES, Vincent Edward appointed
    director
  43. 2002-06-11
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    WHITBREAD, Hugh William resigned
    director
  44. 2000-11-13
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    HARMAN, Richard Stuart appointed
    director
  45. 2000-08-31
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    BORTHWICK, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  46. 1999-11-15
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    WATKINS, Brian John appointed
    director
  47. 1994-11-17
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    BILLINGHAM, David John resigned
    secretary
  48. 1994-11-17
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    FRASER, Andrew William Campbell appointed
    secretary
  49. 1994-11-17
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    BILLINGHAM, David John resigned
    director
  50. 1994-11-17
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    BORTHWICK, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Aldenham School
Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

TOYE, Sharon Paula→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-01
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Active
HEMS, Alex→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-19
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Active
MAHON, Karl→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-12-01
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Active
BILLINGHAM, David John→
secretary · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned
FRASER, Andrew William Campbell→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
MAHON, Karl→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-03 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned
WRIGHT, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2017-07-03
Resigned
BILLINGHAM, David John→
director · ~91y · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned
BORTHWICK, Stephen Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2000-08-31
Resigned
BUTTON, Anthony Horace→
director · ~100y · resigned 1994-11-17
Resigned
DAVIES, Vincent Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2004-07-05
Resigned
DUNSTAN, Paul Michael→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned
FOWLER, James Christopher→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2023-01-19
Resigned
FRASER, Andrew William Campbell→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
HARMAN, Richard Stuart→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-11-13 · resigned 2006-07-14
Resigned
HIGGINBOTTOM, Michael→
director · ~87y · resigned 1994-08-31
Resigned
MUNYARD, Roger Charles→
director · ~94y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 2004-11-17
Resigned
PAGE CROFT, Hugo Douglas→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2008-11-15
Resigned
READ, Karin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2014-12-09
Resigned
REDMAN, Simon John Bickerton→
director · ~90y · appointed 2004-11-17 · resigned 2010-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-04