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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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  2. 2024-07-09
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  3. 2023-08-04
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  4. 2022-07-19
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  5. 2021-09-13
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  6. 2020-08-07
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  7. 2019-06-18
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  8. 2018-09-10
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  9. 2017-08-04
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  10. 2016-05-26
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  11. 2016-02-02
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  13. 2015-05-16
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  14. 2015-02-07
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  15. 2015-02-07
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  16. 2001-12-20
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    ASHTON, Mark David appointed
    director
  17. 2001-11-26
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    HUNTER, Nigel appointed
    director
  18. 2001-11-21
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    VIT, Hilary Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-08-09
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    WEST, Colin Mark resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-08-09
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    WEST, Colin Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2001-08-09
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    WILIAMS, Rosalie Ann resigned
    director
  22. 1997-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 13 LANGCLIFFE AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 1997-01-23
    ➕
    WEST, Colin Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-01-23
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-01-23
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-01-23
    ➕
    WEST, Colin Mark appointed
    director
  27. 1997-01-23
    ➕
    WILIAMS, Rosalie Ann appointed
    director
  28. 1997-01-23
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-01-23
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1997-01-23
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1997-01-23
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 25 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 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Hilary Ann Vit
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/01/2017
Mr Mark David Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/01/2017
Mr Nigel Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/01/2017

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
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Recent filings (75 total)

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2026-01-22
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2025-07-03
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2025-01-22
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2024-07-09
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2024-01-22
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accounts · AA
2023-08-04
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2023-01-24
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2022-07-19
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2022-01-24
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2021-09-13
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2021-03-26
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2020-08-07
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2020-01-31
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accounts · AA
2019-06-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-03