1 FRIARS WALK EXETER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03407953 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-07-23

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£2.3k

book net assets

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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,300

Net assets shrinking

Down £250 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 9.8% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£2.3k	£2.5k
Current assets	£1.3k	£1.7k
Net assets	£2.3k	£2.5k

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

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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2025-04-06
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2023-04-09
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2022-03-29
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2021-06-05
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2020-05-14
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2019-04-30
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2018-04-30
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2017-04-25
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2016-04-28
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accounts · AA
2015-09-10
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2015-04-24
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accounts · AA
2014-08-07
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2000-10-01
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PINKERTON, Alan John Morton resigned
director
1999-12-03
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MEJZNER, Michelle, Doctor resigned
director
1997-07-23
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Company incorporated
As 1 FRIARS WALK EXETER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
1997-07-23
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GOODCHILD, David appointed
secretary
1997-07-23
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CAILES, Michael appointed
director
1997-07-23
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GOODCHILD, David appointed
director
1997-07-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-07-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-07-23
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MEJZNER, Michelle, Doctor appointed
director
1997-07-23
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PINKERTON, Alan John Morton appointed
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

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 77 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 29 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Goodchild Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-07-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 3 1 Friars Walk

Exeter

EX2 4AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GOODCHILD, David→

secretary · appointed 1997-07-23

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Active

CAILES, Michael→

director · ~77y · appointed 1997-07-23

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Active

GOODCHILD, David→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-07-23

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-23 · resigned 1997-07-23

Resigned

MEJZNER, Michelle, Doctor→

director · ~60y · appointed 1997-07-23 · resigned 1999-12-03

Resigned

PINKERTON, Alan John Morton→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-07-23 · resigned 2000-10-01

Resigned

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