ACLAND COURT (BRAUNTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03321332 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
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 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,208
Net assets shrinking
Down £790 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£751
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£400£799£1k£2k£2kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£1.2k£2.0k
Current assets£751£1.6k
Net assets£1.2k£2.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
    MILNE, Andrew David appointed
    director
  2. 2025-10-07
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  3. 2025-10-06
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  4. 2025-09-29
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-09-18
    ORAM, Peter Anthony Ian resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-17
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  8. 2024-05-13
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  9. 2024-01-05
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  10. 2024-01-01
    ORAM, Doris Bruce resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-24
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  12. 2022-04-07
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  13. 2021-05-06
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  14. 2020-05-25
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  15. 2019-04-11
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  16. 2018-05-23
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  17. 2017-05-08
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  18. 2016-06-03
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  19. 2014-05-01
    DENNING, Ada Ruth appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-06
    CARROLL, Keira Mary resigned
    director
  21. 2011-03-01
    NEWBERY, Olivia Pauline Phyllis appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-01
    CARROLL, Keira Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-31
    SANDEMAN, Condie resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-31
    TOZER, Mathew resigned
    director
  25. 2009-05-01
    CHARLESWORTH, Barrie appointed
    director
  26. 2009-04-01
    SANDEMAN, Condie appointed
    director
  27. 2009-01-01
    HURRY, Nigel resigned
    director
  28. 2009-01-01
    TOZER, Mathew appointed
    director
  29. 2007-12-31
    CHARLESWORTH, Barrie resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-12-31
    JENNINGS, Peter Alan resigned
    secretary
  31. 2007-11-08
    ORAM, Peter Anthony Ian appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-09-25
    HANDLEY, Denis George resigned
    director
  33. 2007-01-31
    JENNINGS, Peter Alan appointed
    secretary
  34. 2005-09-30
    HURRY, Nigel appointed
    director
  35. 2005-09-30
    MILES, Ryan Francis resigned
    director
  36. 2004-11-30
    CHARLESWORTH, Barrie appointed
    secretary
  37. 2004-09-30
    WALKER, Roy Ernest resigned
    secretary
  38. 2004-08-27
    WALKER, Glynis Kathleen resigned
    director
  39. 2001-11-28
    HANDLEY, Denis George appointed
    director
  40. 2001-08-01
    WALKER, Daisy Rosina resigned
    director
  41. 2000-12-27
    ORAM, Doris Bruce appointed
    director
  42. 2000-12-04
    WAKEFORD, Richard James resigned
    director
  43. 1999-04-19
    WALKER, Glynis Kathleen appointed
    director
  44. 1999-02-28
    MITCHELL, Kathleen Norah resigned
    director
  45. 1997-02-24
    SILVERSTONE, Alexandra resigned
    secretary
  46. 1997-02-24
    WALKER, Roy Ernest appointed
    secretary
  47. 1997-02-24
    MILES, Ryan Francis appointed
    director
  48. 1997-02-24
    MITCHELL, Kathleen Norah appointed
    director
  49. 1997-02-24
    SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon resigned
    director
  50. 1997-02-24
    WAKEFORD, Richard James appointed
    director
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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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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
Incorporated1997-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Acland Court
Braunton
Devon
EX33 2BR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

CHARLESWORTH, Barrie
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-05-01
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Active
DENNING, Ada Ruth
director · ~89y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
MILNE, Andrew David
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-10-07
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Active
NEWBERY, Olivia Pauline Phyllis
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-03-01
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Active
CHARLESWORTH, Barrie
secretary · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
JENNINGS, Peter Alan
secretary · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
ORAM, Peter Anthony Ian
secretary · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2025-09-18
Resigned
SILVERSTONE, Alexandra
secretary · appointed 1997-02-20 · resigned 1997-02-24
Resigned
WALKER, Roy Ernest
secretary · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
CARROLL, Keira Mary
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2014-02-06
Resigned
HANDLEY, Denis George
director · ~95y · appointed 2001-11-28 · resigned 2007-09-25
Resigned
HURRY, Nigel
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
MILES, Ryan Francis
director · ~54y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
MITCHELL, Kathleen Norah
director · ~113y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 1999-02-28
Resigned
ORAM, Doris Bruce
director · ~104y · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2024-01-01
Resigned
SANDEMAN, Condie
director · ~105y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-02-20 · resigned 1997-02-24
Resigned
TOZER, Mathew
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
WAKEFORD, Richard James
director · ~96y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2000-12-04
Resigned
WALKER, Daisy Rosina
director · ~114y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
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2025-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
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2024-05-13
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2024-01-05
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2024-01-05
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2023-03-24
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2022-04-07
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2022-02-21
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