17 ABERDEEN ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03158131 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-13

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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2025-03-12
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2024-05-01
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2023-03-16
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2022-04-12
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2021-05-18
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2020-04-15
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2019-07-24
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2018-12-01
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2018-12-01
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officers · TM01
2018-11-26
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SADLER, David Frank William appointed
director
2018-11-26
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FAIRBAIRN, Andrew resigned
director
2018-03-22
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2017-09-07
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2016-08-30
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2016-02-12
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2015-07-27
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2011-12-01
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FAIRBAIRN, Andrew appointed
director
2011-12-01
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MULHALL, Ros, Dr resigned
director
2010-04-12
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MULHALL, Ros, Dr appointed
director
2010-04-01
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HERTSCHEL, Rhian Sarah Emily resigned
director
2006-12-01
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HERTSCHEL, Rhian Sarah Emily appointed
director
2006-10-01
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BUSSELL, Angela Clare resigned
director
2005-10-27
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WILLIAMS, Alexander appointed
director
2005-10-26
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MARTLEW, Nicholas James resigned
director
2002-07-01
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BURGATO, Harriet Melinda appointed
secretary
2002-07-01
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MARTLEW, Nicholas James resigned
secretary
2001-04-20
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MARTLEW, Nicholas James appointed
secretary
2001-04-20
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MARTLEW, Nicholas James appointed
director
2001-04-19
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ASHCROFT, William Roy resigned
secretary
2001-04-19
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ASHCROFT, William Roy resigned
director
2000-02-28
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BURGATO, Harriet Melinda appointed
director
2000-01-01
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BUSSELL, Angela Clare appointed
director
2000-01-01
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MCGARTH, Michael Francis resigned
director
1999-03-01
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SINGH, Sahib appointed
director
1999-01-01
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CARR, Richard John resigned
director
1996-08-31
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COX, Martyn Harvey resigned
director
1996-05-23
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ASHCROFT, William Roy appointed
secretary
1996-05-23
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SEMKEN LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-05-23
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ASHCROFT, William Roy appointed
director
1996-05-23
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CARR, Richard John appointed
director
1996-05-23
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COX, Martyn Harvey appointed
director
1996-05-23
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MCGARTH, Michael Francis appointed
director
1996-05-23
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LUFMER LIMITED resigned
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1996-02-13
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Company incorporated
As 17 ABERDEEN ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
1996-02-13
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SEMKEN LIMITED appointed
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1996-02-13
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LUFMER LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

Incorporated1996-02-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

18 Camp View

Winterbourne Down

Bristol

BS36 1BW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-26

Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (5 active · 13 resigned)

BURGATO, Harriet Melinda→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-01

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Active

BURGATO, Harriet Melinda→

director · ~84y · appointed 2000-02-28

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Active

SADLER, David Frank William→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-26

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Active

SINGH, Sahib→

director · ~58y · appointed 1999-03-01

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Active

WILLIAMS, Alexander→

director · ~48y · appointed 2005-10-27

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Active

ASHCROFT, William Roy→

secretary · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2001-04-19

Resigned

MARTLEW, Nicholas James→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2002-07-01

Resigned

SEMKEN LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 1996-05-23

Resigned

ASHCROFT, William Roy→

director · ~69y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2001-04-19

Resigned

BUSSELL, Angela Clare→

director · ~56y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2006-10-01

Resigned

CARR, Richard John→

director · ~69y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 1999-01-01

Resigned

COX, Martyn Harvey→

director · ~60y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 1996-08-31

Resigned

FAIRBAIRN, Andrew→

director · ~50y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2018-11-26

Resigned

HERTSCHEL, Rhian Sarah Emily→

director · ~45y · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2010-04-01

Resigned

MARTLEW, Nicholas James→

director · ~54y · appointed 2001-04-20 · resigned 2005-10-26

Resigned

MCGARTH, Michael Francis→

director · ~67y · appointed 1996-05-23 · resigned 2000-01-01

Resigned

MULHALL, Ros, Dr→

director · ~72y · appointed 2010-04-12 · resigned 2011-12-01

Resigned

LUFMER LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 1996-05-23

Resigned

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