AQUITAINE HOUSE (MANAGEMENT) COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01687666 · ltd · incorporated 1982-12-20
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 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 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 91). 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
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
120 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 employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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  2. 2025-10-22
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  3. 2025-09-11
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  4. 2024-09-10
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  5. 2023-08-22
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  6. 2022-07-15
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  7. 2021-08-03
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  8. 2020-04-08
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  9. 2019-10-11
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-10-11
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  11. 2019-09-03
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  12. 2018-09-24
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  13. 2017-09-05
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  14. 2017-07-20
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  15. 2016-07-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-11-25
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    WOOD, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2006-11-25
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    HUME, Anna Margaret, Doctor resigned
    director
  18. 2000-11-27
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    EYRES, Keith Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2000-11-27
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    AYERS, David Leonard resigned
    director
  20. 2000-05-10
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    EYRES, Keith Stuart appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-05-10
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    DITCHFIELD, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2000-04-26
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    HUME, Anna Margaret, Doctor appointed
    director
  23. 2000-03-09
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    DITCHFIELD, Maureen resigned
    director
  24. 1998-12-31
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    DITCHFIELD, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-12-31
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    DITCHFIELD, Maureen appointed
    director
  26. 1998-11-02
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    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan resigned
    director
  27. 1998-10-14
    ➖
    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  28. 1998-10-01
    ➖
    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  29. 1998-10-01
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    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan resigned
    director
  30. 1998-01-01
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    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-01-01
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan appointed
    director
  32. 1997-05-22
    ➕
    AYERS, David Leonard appointed
    director
  33. 1997-04-20
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  34. 1997-04-20
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    THOMPSON, John Henry resigned
    secretary
  35. 1997-04-20
    ➖
    THOMPSON, John Henry resigned
    director
  36. 1996-05-20
    ➖
    BAILEY, George Alwyne resigned
    secretary
  37. 1996-05-20
    ➕
    THOMPSON, John Henry appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-05-20
    ➖
    HUME, Ann Margaret, Doctor resigned
    director
  39. 1996-05-20
    ➕
    MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan appointed
    director
  40. 1996-05-20
    ➕
    THOMPSON, John Henry appointed
    director
  41. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    BAILEY, George Alwyne appointed
    secretary
  42. 1993-08-03
    ➖
    BAILEY, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  43. 1993-08-03
    ➖
    BAILEY, George Alwyne resigned
    director
  44. 1993-08-03
    ➕
    HUME, Ann Margaret, Doctor appointed
    director
  45. 1993-06-24
    ➖
    HARMER, Jill resigned
    director
  46. 1992-06-26
    ➖
    HARMER, John Edward resigned
    secretary
  47. 1982-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AQUITAINE HOUSE (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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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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7 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
Incorporated1982-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

39 Constable Court Fountain Way
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 7FT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

EYRES, Keith Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-10
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Active
EYRES, Keith Stuart→
director · ~91y · appointed 2000-11-27
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Active
WOOD, Robert Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, George Alwyne→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 1996-05-20
Resigned
BAILEY, Sheila→
secretary · resigned 1993-08-03
Resigned
DITCHFIELD, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2000-05-10
Resigned
HARMER, John Edward→
secretary · resigned 1992-06-26
Resigned
MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-20 · resigned 1998-10-14
Resigned
THOMPSON, John Henry→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1997-04-20
Resigned
AYERS, David Leonard→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-05-22 · resigned 2000-11-27
Resigned
BAILEY, George Alwyne→
director · ~111y · resigned 1993-08-03
Resigned
DITCHFIELD, Maureen→
director · ~88y · appointed 1998-12-31 · resigned 2000-03-09
Resigned
HARMER, Jill→
director · ~75y · resigned 1993-06-24
Resigned
HUME, Ann Margaret, Doctor→
director · ~66y · appointed 1993-08-03 · resigned 1996-05-20
Resigned
HUME, Anna Margaret, Doctor→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-04-26 · resigned 2006-11-25
Resigned
MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
MAXWELL, Neil Jonathan→
director · ~55y · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1998-11-02
Resigned
THOMPSON, John Henry→
director · ~109y · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1997-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (120 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
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2026-07-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-24
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2025-10-22
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2025-09-11
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2025-07-11
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2024-09-10
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2024-07-06
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2023-08-22
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2022-07-15
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2022-07-12
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