ATHELSTAN HOUSE WORCESTER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02415233 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-21
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
26 officers (6 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
138 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16➕JONES, Simeon appointeddirector
- 2026-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-19➖GRAINGER, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2025-10-07➕HALL, Stephen Rex appointeddirector
- 2025-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-27➖BRYAN (NEE WAGSTAFF), Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16➖HALL, Gertrude Beaver resigneddirector
- 2024-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02➕GRAINGER, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-10-19➕PHILIP LANEY & JOLLY LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-10-19➖RHODES ROGERS & JOLLY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-28➖COLLINS, Claire Marie resigneddirector
- 2011-01-01➖COOPER, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2010-08-21➖CARTWRIGHT, Philip resigneddirector
- 2008-01-25➕COOPER, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2008-01-25➖WALTON, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2007-09-22➕BRYAN (NEE WAGSTAFF), Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2007-06-28➕GRIEVE, Peter George appointeddirector
- 2007-03-01➕GRINNELL, Richard appointeddirector
- 2006-07-27➕CARTWRIGHT, Philip appointeddirector
- 2006-06-29➖HENDERSON, Elaine Grace resigneddirector
- 2006-06-13➖CLARKIN, Lisa Caroline resigneddirector
- 2005-08-01➖RHODES, Martin Edward resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-01➕RHODES ROGERS & JOLLY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-31➖WILLIAMS, Sandra June, Dr resigneddirector
- 2003-08-01➕RHODES, Martin Edward appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-31➖PATTISON, Ian Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-01➕WILLIAMS, Sandra June, Dr appointeddirector
- 2001-09-27➖POWE, Lorna Virginia Irene resigneddirector
- 2001-08-03➖DENTON, Neil William resigneddirector
- 2001-08-03➕HENDERSON, Elaine Grace appointeddirector
- 2000-09-08➕CLARKIN, Lisa Caroline appointeddirector
- 2000-08-18➖HEMPENSTALL, Sylvia resigneddirector
- 1997-09-01➕HUDGELL, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 1997-09-01➖CLARKE, Raymond Leslie resigneddirector
- 1996-03-15➖HUNT, Minnie resigneddirector
- 1996-01-20➕DENTON, Neil William appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
23 Worcester Road
Malvern
WR14 4QY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (6 active · 20 resigned)
PHILIP LANEY & JOLLY LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-10-19
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GRIEVE, Peter George→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2007-06-28
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GRINNELL, Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-01
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HALL, Stephen Rex→
Activedirector · ~91y · appointed 2025-10-07
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HUDGELL, Alison Jane→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1997-09-01
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JONES, Simeon→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2026-03-16
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PATTISON, Ian Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-07-31
RHODES, Martin Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2005-08-01
RHODES ROGERS & JOLLY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2015-10-19
BRYAN (NEE WAGSTAFF), Rebecca→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-09-22 · resigned 2025-03-27
CARTWRIGHT, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-07-27 · resigned 2010-08-21
CLARKE, Raymond Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1997-09-01
CLARKIN, Lisa Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2006-06-13
COLLINS, Claire Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 2015-01-28
COOPER, Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2011-01-01
DENTON, Neil William→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1996-01-20 · resigned 2001-08-03
GRAINGER, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-10-02 · resigned 2025-11-19
HALL, Gertrude Beaver→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 1993-05-18 · resigned 2024-12-16
HALL, Reginald→
Resigneddirector · ~120y · resigned 1992-12-18
HEMPENSTALL, Sylvia→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2000-08-18
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Recent filings (138 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-21