2 MIDDLETON PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03231147 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-30

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-28
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NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr resigned
secretary
2026-01-28
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NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr resigned
director
2026-01-28
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NISBET-SMITH, Dugal resigned
director
2025-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2001-03-09
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TIDMAN, Jane Mary appointed
director
2001-03-09
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TIDMAN, Timothy Richard appointed
director
2001-03-09
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DODD, Stevie Michael resigned
director
2001-03-08
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NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr appointed
director
1996-08-06
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NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr appointed
secretary
1996-08-06
➖
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-08-06
➕
DODD, Stevie Michael appointed
director
1996-08-06
➕
NISBET-SMITH, Dugal appointed
director
1996-08-06
➖
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1996-07-30
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Company incorporated
As 2 MIDDLETON PLACE LIMITED
1996-07-30
➕
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-07-30
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 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 25 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr resigned 2026-01-28; NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr resigned 2026-01-28; NISBET-SMITH, Dugal resigned 2026-01-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jane Mary Tidman Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Timothy Richard Tidman Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Dugal Nisbet-Smithceased 28/01/2026· 25-50% shares
Dr Ann Patricia Nisbet-Smithceased 28/01/2026· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-07-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

15 Cassiobury Drive

Watford

WD17 3AA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

TIDMAN, Jane Mary→

director · ~74y · appointed 2001-03-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TIDMAN, Timothy Richard→

director · ~80y · appointed 2001-03-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr→

secretary · appointed 1996-08-06 · resigned 2026-01-28

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 1996-08-06

Resigned

DODD, Stevie Michael→

director · ~53y · appointed 1996-08-06 · resigned 2001-03-09

Resigned

NISBET-SMITH, Ann Patricia, Dr→

director · ~91y · appointed 2001-03-08 · resigned 2026-01-28

Resigned

NISBET-SMITH, Dugal→

director · ~91y · appointed 1996-08-06 · resigned 2026-01-28

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 1996-08-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-03-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-03-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-03-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-03-31