1 ALFRED ROAD BIRCHINGTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02099465 · ltd · incorporated 1987-02-12
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
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Opportunity
81/100
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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
130 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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  2. 2025-10-01
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  3. 2025-10-01
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  4. 2025-09-30
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    PITTAWAY, Jack appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-30
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    KEITH, Alex resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2024-06-21
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  8. 2023-07-16
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  9. 2022-06-21
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  10. 2021-06-14
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  11. 2020-06-18
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  12. 2019-06-26
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  13. 2018-06-20
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  14. 2017-12-27
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  15. 2017-12-11
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    BRIGHT, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  16. 2017-12-11
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    RAYNER, Patricia Joan Margaret resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  18. 2017-12-11
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  19. 2017-12-11
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  20. 2017-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  21. 2017-02-02
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    RAYNER, Patricia Joan Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 2017-02-01
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    BABER, John Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2011-01-02
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    KEITH, Alex appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-14
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    MATHEWS, Joe resigned
    director
  25. 2007-06-10
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    BOLE, Peter appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-06-10
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    MATHEWS, Joe resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-06-10
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    MATHEWS, Charlotte resigned
    director
  28. 2004-06-18
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    MATHEWS, Joe appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-06-18
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    JONES, Karen resigned
    director
  30. 2004-06-18
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    MATHEWS, Charlotte appointed
    director
  31. 2004-06-18
    ➕
    MATHEWS, Joe appointed
    director
  32. 2004-05-21
    ➖
    JONES, Karen resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-05-01
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    SAYERS, Russell resigned
    director
  34. 2002-03-29
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    JONES, Karen appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-03-29
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    JONES, Karen appointed
    director
  36. 2002-03-01
    ➕
    BOLE, Helen Geraldine appointed
    director
  37. 2002-03-01
    ➕
    BOLE, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  38. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    SAYERS, Russell resigned
    secretary
  39. 2002-03-01
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    BARTLETT, David Andrew resigned
    director
  40. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    SAYERS, Carol Ann resigned
    director
  41. 1995-07-17
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    WILLICOME, Howard David resigned
    director
  42. 1995-05-12
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    BABER, John Michael appointed
    director
  43. 1993-03-01
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    SAYERS, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  44. 1992-10-01
    ➕
    SAYERS, Russell appointed
    secretary
  45. 1992-10-01
    ➕
    SAYERS, Russell appointed
    director
  46. 1992-09-30
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    CALLAGHAN, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  47. 1992-09-30
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    CALLAGHAN, Stephen resigned
    director
  48. 1987-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 ALFRED ROAD BIRCHINGTON LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Ann Bright
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/12/2017
Mrs Helen Geraldine Bole
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Patricia Joan Margaret Raynerceased 23/11/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Alex Keithceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1987-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

10a Napchester Road
Whitfield
Dover
Kent
CT16 3JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)

BOLE, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-10
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Active
BOLE, Helen Geraldine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-03-01
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Active
BOLE, Peter Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-03-01
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Active
BRIGHT, Julie Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-12-11
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Active
PITTAWAY, Jack→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-09-30
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Active
CALLAGHAN, Stephen→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
JONES, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-29 · resigned 2004-05-21
Resigned
MATHEWS, Joe→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2007-06-10
Resigned
SAYERS, Russell→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-01 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
BABER, John Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-05-12 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned
BARTLETT, David Andrew→
director · ~62y · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
CALLAGHAN, Stephen→
director · ~62y · resigned 1992-09-30
Resigned
JONES, Karen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-29 · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned
KEITH, Alex→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-02 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
MATHEWS, Charlotte→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2007-06-10
Resigned
MATHEWS, Joe→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-06-18 · resigned 2010-06-14
Resigned
RAYNER, Patricia Joan Margaret→
director · ~97y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2017-12-11
Resigned
SAYERS, Carol Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-03-01 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
SAYERS, Russell→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-10-01 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
WILLICOME, Howard David→
director · ~73y · resigned 1995-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (130 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18