AUDBY LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03041470 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-03
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£20
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
24 officers (2 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
141 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.

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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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£4£8£12£16£20Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£20£20
Net assets£20£20

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-17
    THORPE, Lesley resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-11
    MARY HARRISON, Judy resigned
    director
  9. 2022-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-02
    DAWES, Matthew Watson appointed
    director
  13. 2021-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-03-01
    THORPE, Lesley appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-08
    BARKER, Dennis resigned
    director
  21. 2014-01-20
    DICK, Benjamin Jonathan resigned
    director
  22. 2013-07-30
    GOTT, Enid Rosamond appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-08
    CHARLESWORTH, Dolores resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-08-02
    WILLIAMS, Brenton Bedford resigned
    director
  25. 2010-11-19
    CHARLESWORTH, Dolores appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-11-19
    DIXON, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-09-21
    DICK, Benjamin Jonathan appointed
    director
  28. 2010-09-21
    TINDALL, Ann Pauline resigned
    director
  29. 2010-03-03
    WILLIAMS, Brenton Bedford resigned
    secretary
  30. 2009-09-29
    WILLIAMS, Brenton Bedford appointed
    director
  31. 2006-10-16
    MARY HARRISON, Judy appointed
    director
  32. 2006-10-09
    BARKER, Dennis appointed
    director
  33. 2006-07-28
    HANDSCOMBE, John Robert resigned
    director
  34. 2006-02-01
    ROGERS, Jean Hazel resigned
    director
  35. 2005-09-27
    HANDSCOMBE, John Robert appointed
    director
  36. 2005-09-27
    RYAN, Gerald Anthony resigned
    director
  37. 2003-05-20
    BREWSTER, Rachel resigned
    director
  38. 2001-09-12
    BREWSTER, Rachel appointed
    director
  39. 2001-09-12
    RYAN, Gerald Anthony appointed
    director
  40. 2001-05-10
    JONES, Rachel resigned
    director
  41. 2000-10-05
    ROGERS, Jean Hazel appointed
    director
  42. 2000-02-01
    TINDALL, Ann Pauline appointed
    director
  43. 1999-11-26
    GELDER, Richard William resigned
    director
  44. 1999-10-22
    DONALDSON, David William resigned
    director
  45. 1998-10-12
    DIXON, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  46. 1998-10-12
    DIXON, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  47. 1998-10-12
    DIXON, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  48. 1998-10-06
    DONALDSON, David William appointed
    director
  49. 1998-10-06
    JONES, Rachel appointed
    director
  50. 1998-01-12
    WILLIAMS, Brenton Bedford resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

89/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Jason House First Floor Kerry Hill
Horsforth
Leeds
LS18 4JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (2 active · 22 resigned)

DAWES, Matthew Watson
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOTT, Enid Rosamond
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLESWORTH, Dolores
secretary · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2011-11-08
Resigned
DIXON, Jennifer
secretary · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 1998-10-12
Resigned
DIXON, Jennifer
secretary · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 2010-11-19
Resigned
GIDLEY, Stephen Michael
secretary · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1997-02-26
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Brenton Bedford
secretary · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1995-04-03
Resigned
BARKER, Dennis
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2017-05-08
Resigned
BREWSTER, Rachel
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned
DICK, Benjamin Jonathan
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-09-21 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
DONALDSON, David William
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 1999-10-22
Resigned
GELDER, Richard William
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 1999-11-26
Resigned
HANDSCOMBE, John Robert
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-09-27 · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
JONES, Rachel
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-10-06 · resigned 2001-05-10
Resigned
MARY HARRISON, Judy
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2022-08-11
Resigned
PARKINSON, Stephen
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1997-02-26
Resigned
ROGERS, Jean Hazel
director · ~94y · appointed 2000-10-05 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned
RYAN, Gerald Anthony
director · ~93y · appointed 2001-09-12 · resigned 2005-09-27
Resigned
THORPE, Lesley
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (141 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06