HORTA PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02052965 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-05

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 37.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 37.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-03-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-20
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-10
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DICKENS, John resigned
director
2021-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-03-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2019-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2013-12-06
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MICHAELIDES, Marios appointed
director
2012-10-18
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HS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-09-19
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NEWBOLD, James Ian resigned
secretary
2002-03-20
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BRANIGAN, Patrick Mark Clinton resigned
director
2002-03-20
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NEWBOLD, James Ian resigned
director
2002-02-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2001-07-04
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DUJARDIN, Iris Betty resigned
director
2001-04-06
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BRANIGAN, Patrick Mark Clinton appointed
director
1997-01-31
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NEWBOLD, James Ian appointed
director
1996-11-01
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NEWBOLD, James Ian appointed
secretary
1996-11-01
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THOMPSON, Kenneth Bramwell resigned
secretary
1995-04-03
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DU JARDIN, Edward resigned
director
1995-03-15
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DICKENS, John appointed
director
1988-09-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1986-09-05
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Company incorporated
As HORTA PROPERTIES LIMITED

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Horta Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Horta Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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HORTA PROPERTIES LIMITED

This company · 02052965

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Horta Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1986-09-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Suite Ef34, The Officers' Mess Business Centre Royston Road

Duxford

Cambridge

CB22 4QH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

HS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUJARDIN, Mark→

director · ~62y

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MICHAELIDES, Marios→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NEWBOLD, James Ian→

secretary · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2012-09-19

Resigned

THOMPSON, Kenneth Bramwell→

secretary · resigned 1996-11-01

Resigned

BRANIGAN, Patrick Mark Clinton→

director · ~86y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2002-03-20

Resigned

DICKENS, John→

director · ~80y · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 2022-01-10

Resigned

DU JARDIN, Edward→

director · ~100y · resigned 1995-04-03

Resigned

DUJARDIN, Iris Betty→

director · ~98y · resigned 2001-07-04

Resigned

NEWBOLD, James Ian→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-01-31 · resigned 2002-03-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	6 properties	18/03/2020	14/04/2025
	satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	30/09/1988	06/02/2002

Recent filings (145 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-31

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2025-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-11-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2022-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-17

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2022-03-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-03-22

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2022-01-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-01-11