MELCOMBE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03637181 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-23

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£11

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 (68/100)

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

17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

93 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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £11

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11

~ YoY

Current Assets

£11

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£11	£11
Current assets	£11	£11
Net assets	£11	£11

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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GORDON, Judith Honor appointed
director
2024-10-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-26
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HEATON, Claire Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
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DUKE, Fabiola Elvira resigned
director
2022-11-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
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HEATON, Claire Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-06-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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DUKE, Fabiola Elvira appointed
director
2021-01-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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DORSET ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-08-24
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RWB TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-08-24
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-08-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-03-26
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WOOD, Roger Anthony John resigned
secretary
2019-03-26
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RWB TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-03-26
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-03-26
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2010-10-25
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WOOD, Roger Anthony John appointed
secretary
2010-03-31
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THOMPSON, Christopher Ian resigned
secretary
2009-12-03
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LILLYSTONE, Martin resigned
director
2005-05-03
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RIPTON, Raymond Douglas resigned
director
2003-11-20
➕
SMEETON, Rowland James appointed
director
2002-05-01
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RIPTON, Raymond Douglas appointed
director
2002-03-01
➖
NEWMAN, Alexandra Janet resigned
director
2001-10-01
➕
THOMPSON, Christopher Ian appointed
secretary
2001-09-24
➖
ATKINSON, Neale Robert resigned
secretary
2000-07-06
➕
LILLYSTONE, Martin appointed
director
2000-04-30
➖
HARVEY, Neil James resigned
director
2000-03-18
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ATKINSON, Neale Robert resigned
secretary
2000-03-18
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HARVEY, Neil James resigned
director
1999-10-25
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NEWMAN, Alexandra Janet appointed
director
1998-09-23
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Company incorporated
As MELCOMBE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1998-09-23
➕
ATKINSON, Neale Robert appointed
secretary
1998-09-23
➕
ATKINSON, Neale Robert appointed
secretary
1998-09-23
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-09-23
➖
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-09-23
➕
HARVEY, Neil James appointed
director
1998-09-23
➕
HARVEY, Neil James appointed
director
1998-09-23
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-09-23
➖
COMPANY DIRECTORS 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 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 23 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

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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-09-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11a Chickerell Road

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 8HX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-07

Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

DORSET ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-08-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GORDON, Judith Honor→

director · ~74y · appointed 2024-10-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMEETON, Rowland James→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-11-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ATKINSON, Neale Robert→

secretary · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2001-09-24

Resigned

ATKINSON, Neale Robert→

secretary · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2000-03-18

Resigned

THOMPSON, Christopher Ian→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2010-03-31

Resigned

WOOD, Roger Anthony John→

secretary · appointed 2010-10-25 · resigned 2019-03-26

Resigned

RWB TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-03-26 · resigned 2020-08-24

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 1998-09-23

Resigned

DUKE, Fabiola Elvira→

director · ~72y · appointed 2021-01-11 · resigned 2022-11-11

Resigned

HARVEY, Neil James→

director · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2000-04-30

Resigned

HARVEY, Neil James→

director · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2000-03-18

Resigned

HEATON, Claire Elizabeth→

director · ~52y · appointed 2022-06-22 · resigned 2024-09-26

Resigned

LILLYSTONE, Martin→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2009-12-03

Resigned

NEWMAN, Alexandra Janet→

director · ~51y · appointed 1999-10-25 · resigned 2002-03-01

Resigned

RIPTON, Raymond Douglas→

director · ~83y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2005-05-03

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 1998-09-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-11-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-01-11