BALFOUR COURT (HARPENDEN) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02254299 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-05-10
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
34 officers (3 active, 34 linked, 22 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
166 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
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
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-252024-03-25
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-05-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-17
    ➖
    COLEBROOK, Richard John resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-06
    ➕
    SPACE LETTINGS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2024-05-06
    ➖
    BENJAMIN STEVENS BLOCK MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2024-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-05-06
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2024-05-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-09-21
    ➕
    HALL, Michael Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2023-02-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-02-17
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  20. 2023-02-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2023-02-16
    ➕
    BENJAMIN STEVENS BLOCK MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2023-02-15
    ➖
    MY ESTATE MANAGER LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2022-10-28
    ➖
    BENTLEY, Dominic St John resigned
    director
  24. 2022-10-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-10-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2022-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2014-05-08
    ➕
    BENTLEY, Dominic St John appointed
    director
  29. 2013-08-02
    ➕
    ADDISON, Christine Marilyn appointed
    director
  30. 2013-06-04
    ➖
    DONOHUE, Stephen Patrick resigned
    director
  31. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    DONOHUE, Stephen Patrick resigned
    secretary
  32. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    MY ESTATE MANAGER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2006-04-01
    ➖
    ARNETT, Ronald John resigned
    director
  34. 2005-07-07
    ➕
    DONOHUE, Stephen Patrick appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-07-07
    ➖
    FORBES, Norma resigned
    secretary
  36. 2005-07-07
    ➕
    DONOHUE, Stephen Patrick appointed
    director
  37. 2005-07-07
    ➖
    FORBES, Norma resigned
    director
  38. 2003-07-03
    ➕
    FORBES, Norma appointed
    secretary
  39. 2003-07-03
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Neil Andrew resigned
    secretary
  40. 2003-07-03
    ➕
    COLEBROOK, Richard John appointed
    director
  41. 2003-07-03
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Neil Andrew resigned
    director
  42. 2002-09-05
    ➖
    RILEY, Raymond resigned
    director
  43. 2001-09-19
    ➕
    FORBES, Norma appointed
    director
  44. 2001-07-12
    ➖
    GRIMSHAW, Henry resigned
    secretary
  45. 2001-07-12
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Neil Andrew appointed
    secretary
  46. 2001-07-12
    ➕
    ARNETT, Ronald John appointed
    director
  47. 2001-07-12
    ➖
    GRIMSHAW, Henry resigned
    director
  48. 2000-06-08
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Neil Andrew appointed
    director
  49. 1999-09-24
    ➖
    DOWN, Christopher Jonathan Alderson resigned
    secretary
  50. 1999-09-24
    ➕
    GRIMSHAW, Henry appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1988-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Station Road
Harpenden
AL5 4SA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last made up to: 2025-03-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 31 resigned)

SPACE LETTINGS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDISON, Christine Marilyn→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Michael Derek→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOHUE, Stephen Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-07 · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
DOWN, Christopher Jonathan Alderson→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1999-09-24
Resigned
FORBES, Norma→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-03 · resigned 2005-07-07
Resigned
GRIMSHAW, Henry→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 2001-07-12
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Neil Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-12 · resigned 2003-07-03
Resigned
LAKE, Malcolm Winfield→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 1997-09-10
Resigned
MILTON, Michael John Colin→
secretary · appointed 1994-09-16 · resigned 1995-11-30
Resigned
PAYNE, Barrie William Arthur→
secretary · resigned 1993-02-26
Resigned
SARGENT, Martyn Michael→
secretary · resigned 1994-09-16
Resigned
BENJAMIN STEVENS BLOCK MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-02-16 · resigned 2024-05-06
Resigned
MY ESTATE MANAGER LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2023-02-15
Resigned
ARNETT, Ronald John→
director · ~97y · appointed 2001-07-12 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
BARRAS, Alexander John→
director · ~78y · resigned 1994-04-25
Resigned
BARTLEY, Alan Keith→
director · ~77y · appointed 1994-09-16 · resigned 1995-11-30
Resigned
BENTLEY, Dominic St John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-08 · resigned 2022-10-28
Resigned
CARRINGTON, Andrew William→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 1997-11-11
Resigned
COLEBROOK, Richard John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-07-03 · resigned 2024-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (166 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-06
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-05-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15