ALBANY MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01848738 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-17

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£120

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

123 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £120

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£120

~ YoY

Current Assets

£120

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£120	£120
Current assets	£120	£120
Net assets	£120	£120

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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accounts · AA
2025-07-11
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accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
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accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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BITEL, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-01-12
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officers · TM01
2021-01-12
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officers · AP01
2021-01-06
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BORTHWICK, Brian appointed
director
2020-10-29
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officers · CH04
2020-06-09
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accounts · AA
2020-02-06
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2019-09-09
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accounts · AA
2018-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-11-18
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RUMBALL SEDGWICK BLOCK MANAGEMENT appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-05-07
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FORDE, Donna Mary resigned
director
2012-10-05
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BITEL, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-07-20
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KYNASTON, Alicia May resigned
director
2009-09-25
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BITEL, Susan Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2008-12-13
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FORDE, Donna Mary appointed
director
2008-10-30
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WHEELER, John Phillip resigned
director
2005-01-28
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SUSS, Ilse resigned
director
2003-01-01
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KYNASTON, Alicia May appointed
director
2002-12-31
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HUNT, Peter Stewart resigned
director
2002-03-26
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BITEL, Susan Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2002-03-26
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POWELL, Danielle resigned
secretary
1999-01-01
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HUNT, Peter Stewart appointed
director
1998-01-01
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HUNT, Peter Stewart resigned
director
1998-01-01
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SUSS, Ilse appointed
director
1998-01-01
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WHEELER, John Phillip appointed
director
1997-06-27
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CAIRNS, Kaye Pauline resigned
director
1997-01-01
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POWELL, Danielle appointed
secretary
1996-12-31
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POWELL, Andrew John resigned
secretary
1996-01-01
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CAIRNS, Kaye Pauline appointed
director
1996-01-01
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KIRKMAN, Karen resigned
director
1995-01-03
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HUNT, Peter Stewart appointed
director
1995-01-03
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POWELL, Andrew John resigned
director
1993-10-28
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BURNS, Michael resigned
director
1993-10-28
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KIRKMAN, Karen appointed
director
1984-09-17
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Company incorporated
As ALBANY MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

Incorporated1984-09-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Abbotts House

198 Lower High Street

Watford

WD17 2FF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-22

Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

RUMBALL SEDGWICK BLOCK MANAGEMENT→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BORTHWICK, Brian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2021-01-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BITEL, Susan Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2009-09-25

Resigned

POWELL, Andrew John→

secretary · resigned 1996-12-31

Resigned

POWELL, Danielle→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2002-03-26

Resigned

BITEL, Susan Elizabeth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2012-10-05 · resigned 2021-01-12

Resigned

BURNS, Michael→

director · ~62y · resigned 1993-10-28

Resigned

CAIRNS, Kaye Pauline→

director · ~64y · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 1997-06-27

Resigned

FORDE, Donna Mary→

director · ~52y · appointed 2008-12-13 · resigned 2014-05-07

Resigned

HUNT, Peter Stewart→

director · ~80y · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2002-12-31

Resigned

HUNT, Peter Stewart→

director · ~80y · appointed 1995-01-03 · resigned 1998-01-01

Resigned

KIRKMAN, Karen→

director · ~62y · appointed 1993-10-28 · resigned 1996-01-01

Resigned

KYNASTON, Alicia May→

director · ~86y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2012-07-20

Resigned

POWELL, Andrew John→

director · ~61y · resigned 1995-01-03

Resigned

SUSS, Ilse→

director · ~101y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2005-01-28

Resigned

WHEELER, John Phillip→

director · ~74y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2008-10-30

Resigned

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