1-4 PENENDEN COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02016333 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-01
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
118 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-15
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-08
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    KINGSHOTT, Gillian Denise resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-24
    ➖
    NORRIS, Roger resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-09-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-30
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-06-15
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    WOODARD, Paul Roger appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-14
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    RUDGE, Philip Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2017-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-11-01
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    BIRTCHNELL, Lynne Colleen appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-26
    ➖
    BARRETTO, Reginald Granville resigned
    director
  22. 2010-03-17
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    KINGSHOTT, Gillian Denise appointed
    director
  23. 2010-03-16
    ➖
    SMITH, Joan resigned
    director
  24. 1999-10-01
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    BARRETTO, Reginald Granville appointed
    director
  25. 1997-08-22
    ➖
    WEST, Susan resigned
    director
  26. 1996-12-30
    ➖
    BURNS, John Francis resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-12-30
    ➕
    NORRIS, Roger appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-09-20
    ➕
    NORRIS, Audrey appointed
    director
  29. 1996-09-20
    ➖
    BOOKER, Neil resigned
    director
  30. 1995-03-07
    ➕
    BURNS, John Francis appointed
    secretary
  31. 1995-03-07
    ➖
    HOPKIN, Susan resigned
    secretary
  32. 1994-12-28
    ➕
    BOOKER, Neil appointed
    director
  33. 1994-12-28
    ➖
    RUDGE, Joyce resigned
    director
  34. 1994-03-21
    ➕
    HOPKIN, Susan appointed
    secretary
  35. 1994-03-21
    ➖
    RUDGE, Philip Anthony resigned
    secretary
  36. 1994-03-21
    ➖
    JUDGE, Alison resigned
    director
  37. 1994-03-21
    ➕
    RUDGE, Joyce appointed
    director
  38. 1994-03-21
    ➕
    WEST, Susan appointed
    director
  39. 1993-08-03
    ➖
    RUDGE, Thomas Alfred resigned
    director
  40. 1986-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-4 PENENDEN COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NORRIS, Roger resigned 2025-09-24; KINGSHOTT, Gillian Denise resigned 2025-12-08

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

9 Heathfield Avenue
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 2DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

BIRTCHNELL, Lynne Colleen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORRIS, Audrey→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODARD, Paul Roger→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, John Francis→
secretary · appointed 1995-03-07 · resigned 1996-12-30
Resigned
HOPKIN, Susan→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-21 · resigned 1995-03-07
Resigned
NORRIS, Roger→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-30 · resigned 2025-09-24
Resigned
RUDGE, Philip Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1994-03-21
Resigned
BARRETTO, Reginald Granville→
director · ~101y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2011-10-26
Resigned
BOOKER, Neil→
director · ~56y · appointed 1994-12-28 · resigned 1996-09-20
Resigned
JUDGE, Alison→
director · ~63y · resigned 1994-03-21
Resigned
KINGSHOTT, Gillian Denise→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned
RUDGE, Joyce→
director · ~100y · appointed 1994-03-21 · resigned 1994-12-28
Resigned
RUDGE, Philip Anthony→
director · ~71y · resigned 2017-06-14
Resigned
RUDGE, Thomas Alfred→
director · ~100y · resigned 1993-08-03
Resigned
SMITH, Joan→
director · ~105y · resigned 2010-03-16
Resigned
WEST, Susan→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-03-21 · resigned 1997-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-08