40/50 BUSCOMBE GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03579521 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-11
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03➕HUNKIN, Alan Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-07-03➖GAMBOLD, Susan resigneddirector
- 2024-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-29➕LLOYD, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-05-29➖FLETCHER, Matthew David resigneddirector
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-25➕MATTHEWS, Julian appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-25➕MATTHEWS, Julian appointeddirector
- 2007-06-25➖BROOK, Hazel Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-25➖BROOK, Peter resigneddirector
- 2002-11-20➕ALCOCK, Peter Vaughn appointeddirector
- 2002-11-20➕MATTHEWS, Sara appointeddirector
- 2002-11-20➕FLETCHER, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2001-10-23➕PARRY, Derek Leslie appointeddirector
- 2001-08-24➖AUSTIN, Geraldine Clare resigneddirector
- 2000-11-01➕GAMBOLD, Susan appointeddirector
- 2000-05-19➖MILLER, Denise resigneddirector
- 2000-01-26➕AUSTIN, Geraldine Clare appointeddirector
- 1998-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 40/50 BUSCOMBE GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1998-06-11➕BROOK, Hazel Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-11➕NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-06-11➖NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-06-11➕BROOK, Peter appointeddirector
- 1998-06-11➕MILLER, Denise appointeddirector
- 1998-06-11➕NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-06-11➖NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 25 BENTHAL MANAGEMENT LTD→ 14661198 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 25 WARRINGTON CRESCENT (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 02508350 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| 36 JERSEY STREET LTD→ 12800251 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 36 MSR LIMITED→ 16423667 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 CURZON ROAD LIMITED→ 04826748 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 5 ST GEORGE`S SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06277286 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 5 SUFFOLK SQUARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03840298 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 50 GROSVENOR STREET CHELTENHAM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06146981 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 53 ROSSLYN HILL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 05247794 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 57 CLARENDON NOMINEES (NO. 2) LIMITED→ 15027742 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 57 CLARENDON NOMINEES LIMITED→ 14064929 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 57 ST GEORGES ROAD LIMITED→ 05575239 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Abwell Cottage
Abwell
Berkeley
Gloucestershire
GL13 9RN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (7 active · 8 resigned)
Active
ALCOCK, Peter Vaughn→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-11-20
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HUNKIN, Alan Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-07-03
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LLOYD, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-05-29
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MATTHEWS, Julian→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-25
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MATTHEWS, Sara→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-11-20
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PARRY, Derek Leslie→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-10-23
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BROOK, Hazel Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 2007-06-25
NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 1998-06-11
AUSTIN, Geraldine Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2000-01-26 · resigned 2001-08-24
BROOK, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 2007-05-25
FLETCHER, Matthew David→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2018-05-29
GAMBOLD, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2024-07-03
MILLER, Denise→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 2000-05-19
NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-11 · resigned 1998-06-11
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Recent filings (82 total)
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2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-01