AUNBY ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03044176 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 change-of-name
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 change-of-name
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1999-10-31
    ➕
    PLAYER, Calvan Sydney appointed
    director
  17. 1999-10-31
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Richard Charles resigned
    director
  18. 1995-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUNBY ESTATES LIMITED
  19. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    PLAYER, Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  20. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    PLAYER, Rosemary appointed
    director
  21. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1995-04-10
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Richard Charles appointed
    director
  24. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1995-04-10
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-07-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Rosemary Player
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Calvan Sydney Player
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

10 Market Walk
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 1JZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PLAYER, Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-10
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Active
PLAYER, Calvan Sydney→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-10-31
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Active
PLAYER, Rosemary→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1995-04-10
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Richard Charles→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1999-10-31
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1995-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14