ALBERT HOUSE (IPSWICH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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01911949 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-05-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (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, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,130
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,992 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.1k£7.1k
Current assets£5.1k£7.1k
Net assets£5.1k£7.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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  2. 2024-12-04
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  3. 2023-12-07
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  4. 2022-12-06
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  5. 2021-12-16
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  6. 2021-02-26
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  7. 2019-11-29
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  8. 2019-05-28
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  9. 2019-05-27
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  10. 2019-05-23
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    TARRY, Jenni appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-05-23
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    WOODARD, Kevin resigned
    director
  12. 2019-05-23
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  13. 2019-05-23
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  14. 2019-01-23
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    WOODARD, Kevin resigned
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  15. 2018-11-28
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  16. 2017-11-30
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  18. 2017-02-28
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    CASHEN, Julian Roy resigned
    director
  19. 2016-12-02
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  20. 2006-08-01
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    TUNRER, Katherine Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-01
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    TURNER, Brian Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2005-09-26
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    BRABY, Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2005-02-01
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    TURNER, Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2002-09-01
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    EQUITY CO SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-08-24
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    WOODARD, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-23
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    HUNTER, Paul resigned
    director
  27. 2002-06-20
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    LEGGETT, Christopher resigned
    director
  28. 2002-03-15
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    EQUITY CO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2001-11-27
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    CLARK, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  30. 2001-11-27
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    TUNRER, Katherine Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2001-11-27
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    TURNER, Brian Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2001-02-01
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    JSM ASSET MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1999-07-08
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    ARMSTRONG, Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 1999-01-05
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    WEBSTER, Gary resigned
    director
  35. 1998-10-06
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    PLUMMER, Andrew resigned
    director
  36. 1996-04-01
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    JSM ASSET MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 1996-03-31
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  38. 1991-08-23
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    CLARK, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  39. 1990-11-30
    ➕
    HUNTER, Paul appointed
    director
  40. 1989-07-07
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Andrew appointed
    director
  41. 1989-01-25
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    CASHEN, Julian Roy appointed
    director
  42. 1986-06-11
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    WOODARD, Kevin appointed
    director
  43. 1985-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBERT HOUSE (IPSWICH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
Incorporated1985-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

23 Park Road
Halesworth
IP19 8LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

TARRY, Jenni→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRABY, Stuart→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-09-26
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Andrew→
secretary · resigned 1996-03-31
Resigned
WOODARD, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-24 · resigned 2019-01-23
Resigned
EQUITY CO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2002-09-01
Resigned
JSM ASSET MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2001-02-01
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Andrew→
director · appointed 1989-07-07 · resigned 1999-07-08
Resigned
CASHEN, Julian Roy→
director · ~62y · appointed 1989-01-25 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned
CLARK, Susan Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 1991-08-23 · resigned 2001-11-27
Resigned
HUNTER, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 1990-11-30 · resigned 2002-08-23
Resigned
LEGGETT, Christopher→
director · ~62y · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
PLUMMER, Andrew→
director · ~64y · resigned 1998-10-06
Resigned
TUNRER, Katherine Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2001-11-27 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
TURNER, Brian Robert→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-11-27 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
TURNER, Martin→
director · ~57y · resigned 2005-02-01
Resigned
WEBSTER, Gary→
director · ~57y · resigned 1999-01-05
Resigned
WOODARD, Kevin→
director · ~59y · appointed 1986-06-11 · resigned 2019-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (132 total)

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2025-11-26
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accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-28