APPLEDORE GARDENS MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02991208 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-16
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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
20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 12 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-15 | 2024-11-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-16➕SMITH, Jane Penelope appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-16➕SMITH, Paulus Cornelius appointeddirector
- 2011-11-16➖SMITH, Ray Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2011-11-16➖SMITH, Raymond Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-20➖GILES, Zoe Rowland resigneddirector
- 2010-11-19➕SMITH, Ray Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-19➕SMITH, Raymond Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-18➖STEVENSON, Alison Mary Cecilia resignedsecretary
- 2009-12-10➖HARVIE, Dorothy Ruth resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➕SMITH, Ray Anthony appointeddirector
- 2005-11-04➕WOOD, Anne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2005-11-04➖SHAW, Colin Roy resigneddirector
- 2004-03-01➖GILES, Zoe Rowland resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-01➕STEVENSON, Alison Mary Cecilia appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-01➕SHAW, Colin Roy appointeddirector
- 2001-10-01➖WATERHOUSE, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2000-05-05➖REED, Diane Teresa resigneddirector
- 2000-05-05➕WATERHOUSE, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 1999-06-18➖BISS, Sophie resigneddirector
- 1999-06-18➕REED, Diane Teresa appointeddirector
- 1999-04-01➕GILES, Zoe Rowland appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-31➖BEARD, Carol Irene resignedsecretary
- 1997-07-25➕VAN BOOLEN, Madeleine Rose appointeddirector
- 1997-07-25➖BEARD, Carol Irene resigneddirector
- 1996-12-11➖BAILEY, Nicholas George Patrick Joseph resigneddirector
- 1996-12-11➕BISS, Sophie appointeddirector
- 1995-11-01➕BEARD, Carol Irene appointeddirector
- 1994-11-18➕BEARD, Carol Irene appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-18➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-11-18➕BAILEY, Nicholas George Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 1994-11-18➕GILES, Zoe Rowland appointeddirector
- 1994-11-18➕HARVIE, Dorothy Ruth appointeddirector
- 1994-11-18➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEDORE GARDENS MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED
- 1994-11-16➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
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
- -4 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 81 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
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
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ALBANY COURT RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED→ 04950131 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ANDREWS ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 07017167 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ARCHER TOPCO LIMITED→ 12490514 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARCHWAY MEWS RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 01795037 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
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| ARTIUS PROPERTY PROTECTION LIMITED→ 09632816 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ARTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 16394897 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ARXCO→ 16149791 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Hole House Freshfield Lane
Danehill
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH17 7HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-15
Last made up to: 2025-11-15
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)
SMITH, Jane Penelope→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Paulus Cornelius→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Ray Anthony→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2009-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN BOOLEN, Madeleine Rose→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 1997-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, Anne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEARD, Carol Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-18 · resigned 1999-03-31
GILES, Zoe Rowland→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2004-03-01
SMITH, Ray Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2011-11-16
SMITH, Raymond Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2011-11-16
STEVENSON, Alison Mary Cecilia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2010-11-18
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-16 · resigned 1994-11-18
BAILEY, Nicholas George Patrick Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-11-18 · resigned 1996-12-11
BEARD, Carol Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1997-07-25
BISS, Sophie→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 1996-12-11 · resigned 1999-06-18
GILES, Zoe Rowland→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · appointed 1994-11-18 · resigned 2011-09-20
HARVIE, Dorothy Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1994-11-18 · resigned 2009-12-10
REED, Diane Teresa→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-06-18 · resigned 2000-05-05
SHAW, Colin Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2005-11-04
WATERHOUSE, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2001-10-01
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-11-16 · resigned 1994-11-18
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Recent filings (107 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-04