AMPNEY PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02885529 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-07
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
104 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.
See pricing →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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,075
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £3.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-14➕FENWICK, Eric Peter, Rev appointeddirector
- 2023-04-14➖SCOTT-RUSSELL, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-24➕RINGGUTH, John Stephen appointeddirector
- 2022-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-16➖HORSNAIL, Linda Margaret resigneddirector
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-19➕BOYDENS LEASEHOLD & ESTATE MANAGEMENT appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-07-19➖SCOTT RUSSELL, Anthony John resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-19📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2018-07-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-05➕SCOTT-RUSSELL, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-05-05➖LEA, Barbara Joan resigneddirector
- 2012-04-21➕HORSNAIL, Linda Margaret appointeddirector
- 2004-04-03➖GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-03➕SCOTT RUSSELL, Anthony John appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-21➕GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-21➖SCOTT RUSSELL, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 1998-01-01➕LEA, Barbara Joan appointeddirector
- 1997-12-31➖PLUM, Frank Norman resigneddirector
- 1995-05-01➖PLUM, Frank Norman resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-01➖HEARSON, Kathleen Ann resigneddirector
- 1995-05-01➕PLUM, Frank Norman appointeddirector
- 1995-05-01➕SCOTT RUSSELL, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 1994-01-14➕PLUM, Frank Norman appointedsecretary
- 1994-01-14➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-01-14➕HEARSON, Kathleen Ann appointeddirector
- 1994-01-14➖KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AMPNEY PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1994-01-07➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-01-07➕KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
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 75 — 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 75 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 32 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AMMK LTD→ 07480182 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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| ANCHOR COURT MANAGEMENT (IPSWICH) LIMITED→ 06676126 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| APEX PRIME CARE GROUP LTD→ 12539224 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| AQUAMERCANTILE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14458612 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARB ASSET CAPITAL LTD→ 17072723 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHPLACE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03023070 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| ARDYN LIMITED→ 15529326 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARGENT DESSERTS LIMITED→ 17068721 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARJOBEX HOLDING UK LIMITED→ 13046430 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Aston House
57-59 Crouch Street
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)
BOYDENS LEASEHOLD & ESTATE MANAGEMENT→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-07-19
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FENWICK, Eric Peter, Rev→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-04-14
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RINGGUTH, John Stephen→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2022-06-24
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GREENAWAY, Frank Alfred→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-21 · resigned 2004-04-03
PLUM, Frank Norman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-01-14 · resigned 1995-05-01
SCOTT RUSSELL, Anthony John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-03 · resigned 2018-07-19
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-07 · resigned 1994-01-14
HEARSON, Kathleen Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~111y · appointed 1994-01-14 · resigned 1995-05-01
HORSNAIL, Linda Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-04-21 · resigned 2022-05-16
LEA, Barbara Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2012-05-05
PLUM, Frank Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1997-12-31
SCOTT RUSSELL, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1998-03-21
SCOTT-RUSSELL, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2018-02-05 · resigned 2023-04-14
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-07 · resigned 1994-01-14
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Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19