ALDWYCH PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03553013 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-09-28➖COOKSEY, Sarah Joanne resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-04-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2005-10-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 2002-10-01➕COOKSEY, Sarah Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➖JOHNSTON, Jan, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-01➖JOHNSTON, Jan, Dr resigneddirector
- 1998-12-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1998-11-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1998-10-01➕JOHNSTON, David Michael appointeddirector
- 1998-10-01➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-10-01➕JOHNSTON, Jan, Dr appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-01➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
- 1998-10-01➕JOHNSTON, Jan, Dr appointeddirector
- 1998-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDWYCH PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 1998-04-24➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-04-24➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Michael Johnston Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
3 Broadacres Close
Stourton
Stourbridge
Staffordshire
DY7 5BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
JOHNSTON, David Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 1998-10-01
COOKSEY, Sarah Joanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2021-09-28
JOHNSTON, Jan, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-01
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1998-04-24 · resigned 1998-10-01
JOHNSTON, Jan, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/10/2005 | 26/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/12/1998 | 21/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/11/1998 | 21/04/2021 |
Recent filings (84 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-04