ABBEY WALK FLAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02694122 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-05
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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 (49 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14➖STEWART, Colin Neil resigneddirector
- 2025-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-19➕FORTT, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-27➖GUEST, Gillian resigneddirector
- 2022-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-11➕GUEST, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2022-06-11➕STEWART, Colin Neil appointeddirector
- 2022-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-12➕DONSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-01-12➖GUEST, Gillian resigneddirector
- 2022-01-12➖STEWART, Colin Neil resigneddirector
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01➕DONSON, Nicholas John appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-01➖HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-06-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-03-02➕GUEST, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2020-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-10➖CARTMELL, Clive resigneddirector
- 2013-03-04➖CARTMELL, Clive resignedsecretary
- 2013-02-27➕CARTMELL, Clive appointeddirector
- 2011-09-21➕HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-09-01➕CARTMELL, Clive appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-01➕STEWART, Colin Neil appointeddirector
- 2002-08-31➖MCLACHLAN, Melanie resignedsecretary
- 2002-08-31➖CARTMELL, Clive resigneddirector
- 1994-02-05➕MCLACHLAN, Melanie appointedsecretary
- 1993-09-27➖STANIER, Stephen John resignedsecretary
- 1993-08-18➕CARTMELL, Clive appointeddirector
- 1993-08-18➖DICKINSON, Neville John resigneddirector
- 1993-08-18➖RILEY, William resigneddirector
- 1992-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY WALK FLAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1992-03-05➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-03-02➕STANIER, Stephen John appointedsecretary
- 1992-03-02➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-03-02➕DICKINSON, Neville John appointeddirector
- 1992-03-02➕RILEY, William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
Incorporated1992-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
55 Coopers Row
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 4UD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)
DONSON, Nicholas John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-06-01
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DONSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-01-12
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FORTT, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-07-19
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CARTMELL, Clive→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-01 · resigned 2013-03-04
MCLACHLAN, Melanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-05 · resigned 2002-08-31
STANIER, Stephen John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-03-02 · resigned 1993-09-27
HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-21 · resigned 2021-06-01
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-03-02 · resigned 1992-03-05
CARTMELL, Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2013-02-27 · resigned 2020-02-10
CARTMELL, Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1993-08-18 · resigned 2002-08-31
DICKINSON, Neville John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-03-02 · resigned 1993-08-18
GUEST, Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-11 · resigned 2022-06-27
GUEST, Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-03-02 · resigned 2022-01-12
RILEY, William→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 1992-03-02 · resigned 1993-08-18
STEWART, Colin Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-06-11 · resigned 2025-08-14
STEWART, Colin Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-01 · resigned 2022-01-12
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Recent filings (101 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-13