17 ABBOTSFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02059162 · ltd · incorporated 1986-09-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-01-01➖BEWSHER, Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 1998-08-19➕BEWSHER, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 1998-08-19➖PROCTER, Simon resigneddirector
- 1995-01-01➕KEEN, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 1995-01-01➖KEMP, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 1991-11-18➖PROCTER, Simon resignedsecretary
- 1986-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 17 ABBOTSFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Clare Bewsher Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
1 The Paddock, Curzon Park South
Chester
CH4 8AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
KEEN, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1995-01-01
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PROCTER, Simon→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-11-18
BEWSHER, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1998-08-19 · resigned 2005-01-01
KEMP, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · resigned 1995-01-01
PROCTER, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 1998-08-19
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Recent filings (103 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-11