ARBORFIELD COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03256537 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-30

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

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 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

39 officers (16 active, 39 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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officers · AP01
2025-10-07
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officers · AP01
2025-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
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address · AD01
2025-09-30
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BIRD, Dorothy Jean appointed
director
2025-09-30
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EDWARDS, Charles Anthony appointed
director
2025-09-30
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MUNRO, Christiaan resigned
director
2025-09-30
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MUNRO, Sarah Ellen Kate resigned
director
2025-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
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officers · AP01
2022-10-12
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officers · AP03
2022-10-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-03
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ROWLAND, Edward, Dr appointed
secretary
2022-10-03
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FETTES, Ruth Louise appointed
director
2022-10-03
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JONES, Sheila Patricia resigned
secretary
2022-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-24
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LYNSKEY, Linda Maureen resigned
director
2021-03-20
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officers · AP01
2021-03-20
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officers · AP01
2020-12-12
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ROWLAND, Edward, Dr appointed
director
2020-12-12
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ROWLAND, Jean Ann appointed
director
2020-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-04
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HORTON, David Anthony resigned
director
2020-12-04
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HORTON, Stephanie resigned
director
2018-03-13
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VALENTINE, David Julian appointed
director
2018-03-13
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RUDD, James resigned
director
2018-03-13
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RUDD, Kathryn Jane resigned
director
2017-01-10
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JONES, Sheila Patricia appointed
secretary
2017-01-10
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RUDD, James resigned
secretary
2016-01-05
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JONES, Christopher David appointed
director
2016-01-05
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JONES, Sheila Patricia appointed
director
2015-09-11
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BUTTERFIELD, Derek Thomas resigned
director
2015-09-11
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BUTTERFIELD, Loraine Ruth resigned
director
2014-03-11
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MUNRO, Sarah Ellen Kate appointed
director
2014-02-16
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POLLOCK, Florence Joyce resigned
director
2013-01-17
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HORTON, David Anthony appointed
director
2013-01-17
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HORTON, Stephanie appointed
director
2012-03-20
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HARRISON, Mary Gordon resigned
director
2011-02-17
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MUNRO, Christiaan appointed
director
2010-12-03
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TREMLETT, Charles Nicholas resigned
director
2010-12-03
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TREMLETT, Joanne Catherine, Dr resigned
director
2006-11-29
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MINTER, Coleen appointed
director
2006-11-29
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MINTER, Neil Andrew appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

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

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: MUNRO, Christiaan resigned 2025-09-30; MUNRO, Sarah Ellen Kate resigned 2025-09-30

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Arborfield Court Lanthorn Cottage

2 Arborfield Court

Reading

Berkshire

RG2 9JU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30