13 LANGCLIFFE AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03306748 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-23

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-07-03
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2001-12-20
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ASHTON, Mark David appointed
director
2001-11-26
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HUNTER, Nigel appointed
director
2001-11-21
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VIT, Hilary Ann appointed
secretary
2001-08-09
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WEST, Colin Mark resigned
secretary
2001-08-09
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WEST, Colin Mark resigned
director
2001-08-09
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WILIAMS, Rosalie Ann resigned
director
1997-01-23
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Company incorporated
As 13 LANGCLIFFE AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1997-01-23
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WEST, Colin Mark appointed
secretary
1997-01-23
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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1997-01-23
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-01-23
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WEST, Colin Mark appointed
director
1997-01-23
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WILIAMS, Rosalie Ann appointed
director
1997-01-23
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-01-23
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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1997-01-23
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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1997-01-23
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

83/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Hilary Ann Vit Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	20/01/2017
Mr Mark David Ashton Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	20/01/2017
Mr Nigel Hunter Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	20/01/2017

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

Incorporated1997-01-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

13 Langcliffe Avenue

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG2 8JQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-05

Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

VIT, Hilary Ann→

secretary · appointed 2001-11-21

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Active

ASHTON, Mark David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2001-12-20

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Active

HUNTER, Nigel→

director · ~67y · appointed 2001-11-26

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Active

WEST, Colin Mark→

secretary · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 2001-08-09

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 1997-01-23

Resigned

WEST, Colin Mark→

director · ~81y · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 2001-08-09

Resigned

WILIAMS, Rosalie Ann→

director · ~90y · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 2001-08-09

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 1997-01-23

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 1997-01-23

Resigned

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