32 AND 33 ABERDEEN PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02325940 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-12-07
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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year to May 2025
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Opportunity
80/100
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 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). 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
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees300400

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
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  7. 2021-11-09
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  9. 2020-02-22
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  15. 2019-01-31
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  16. 2019-01-31
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    HARLEY, Penelope Margaret appointed
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  17. 2019-01-31
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    BOYLE, Deborah Claire, Dr resigned
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  18. 2019-01-31
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    SMITH, James Richard resigned
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  22. 2001-06-16
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    REASON, James appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-16
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    REASON, Paula Jane resigned
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  24. 2000-05-26
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    BOYLE, Deborah Claire, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2000-05-26
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    KELLER, Louise Ann resigned
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  26. 2000-05-26
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    KELLER, Philip Henry resigned
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  27. 2000-05-26
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    SMITH, James Richard appointed
    director
  28. 1999-10-30
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    REASON, Rea, Dr appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-10-25
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    REASON, Paula Jane appointed
    director
  30. 1999-10-15
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    BRAGG, Sally resigned
    director
  31. 1995-07-02
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    REASON, Rea, Dr resigned
    secretary
  32. 1994-01-20
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    JACOBSON, Nicole resigned
    director
  33. 1994-01-20
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    KELLER, Louise Ann appointed
    director
  34. 1994-01-20
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    KELLER, Philip Henry appointed
    director
  35. 1994-01-20
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    LASSADOS, George resigned
    director
  36. 1993-07-31
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    BRAGG, Sally resigned
    secretary
  37. 1993-07-31
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    REASON, Rea, Dr appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-06-17
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    REASON, Rea, Dr appointed
    director
  39. 1993-06-17
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    JAARI, Irene resigned
    director
  40. 1992-08-01
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    BRAGG, Sally appointed
    secretary
  41. 1991-08-22
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    LASSADOS, George resigned
    secretary
  42. 1988-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 32 AND 33 ABERDEEN PLACE LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Rea Reason
Individual · British · DOB 08/1940 · age 86
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1988-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

96 Cliveden Gages
Taplow
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 0GB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

REASON, Rea, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-30
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Active
HARLEY, Jeremy Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-01-31
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Active
HARLEY, Penelope Margaret→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-01-31
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Active
REASON, Rea, Dr→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-06-17
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Active
BRAGG, Sally→
secretary · appointed 1992-08-01 · resigned 1993-07-31
Resigned
LASSADOS, George→
secretary · resigned 1991-08-22
Resigned
REASON, Rea, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-31 · resigned 1995-07-02
Resigned
BOYLE, Deborah Claire, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-05-26 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
BRAGG, Sally→
director · ~72y · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned
JAARI, Irene→
director · ~110y · resigned 1993-06-17
Resigned
JACOBSON, Nicole→
director · ~66y · resigned 1994-01-20
Resigned
KELLER, Louise Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-01-20 · resigned 2000-05-26
Resigned
KELLER, Philip Henry→
director · ~61y · appointed 1994-01-20 · resigned 2000-05-26
Resigned
LASSADOS, George→
director · ~68y · resigned 1994-01-20
Resigned
REASON, James→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-06-16 · resigned 2025-02-04
Resigned
REASON, Paula Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-10-25 · resigned 2001-06-16
Resigned
SMITH, James Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-05-26 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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