ORCHARDLEIGH ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03645294 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-07
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 27.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£875.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £875,877

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£876k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£175k£350k£526k£701k£876kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.13M£3.12M
Current assets£77.5k£77.5k
Debtors£77.5k—
Net assets£875.9k£741.5k

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

Recent activity

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  5. 2021-11-29
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  7. 2021-03-27
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  8. 2021-03-26
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    VINCENT, Heather Julia appointed
    director
  9. 2021-03-26
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    NEWBY-VINCENT, Samantha Maria resigned
    director
  10. 2020-12-29
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  11. 2019-10-24
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  15. 2015-11-30
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  17. 2008-01-30
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    VINCENT, Maureen resigned
    director
  18. 2005-10-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2005-10-21
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    NEWBY-VINCENT, Samantha Maria appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2004-01-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2002-03-01
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    VINCENT, Christopher John Newby appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-03-01
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    VINCENT, Christopher John Newby appointed
    director
  24. 2002-03-01
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    SAMUELS, Adam Bernard Andrew resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    NOCK, Gerard resigned
    director
  26. 2002-03-01
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    SHOHET, Saleh Haron resigned
    director
  27. 2002-03-01
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    VINCENT, Maureen appointed
    director
  28. 2000-09-29
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    SAMUELS, Adam Bernard Andrew appointed
    secretary
  29. 2000-09-29
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    BRECHIN PLACE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2000-09-29
    ➕
    NOCK, Gerard appointed
    director
  31. 2000-09-29
    ➕
    SHOHET, Saleh Haron appointed
    director
  32. 2000-09-29
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    BRECHIN PLACE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 1999-03-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nh Finance Limited
  34. 1998-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ORCHARDLEIGH ESTATES LIMITED
  35. 1998-10-07
    ➕
    BRECHIN PLACE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1998-10-07
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1998-10-07
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1998-10-07
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    BRECHIN PLACE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  39. 1998-10-07
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1998-10-07
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 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 24 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Newby-Vincent
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Orchardleigh House
Orchardleigh
Frome
Somerset
BA11 2PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

VINCENT, Christopher John Newby→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-01
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Active
VINCENT, Christopher John Newby→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-03-01
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Active
VINCENT, Heather Julia→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-03-26
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Active
SAMUELS, Adam Bernard Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-29 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
BRECHIN PLACE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-10-07 · resigned 2000-09-29
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-07 · resigned 1998-10-07
Resigned
NEWBY-VINCENT, Samantha Maria→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-10-21 · resigned 2021-03-26
Resigned
NOCK, Gerard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-09-29 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
SHOHET, Saleh Haron→
director · ~97y · appointed 2000-09-29 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
VINCENT, Maureen→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2008-01-30
Resigned
BRECHIN PLACE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-10-07 · resigned 2000-09-29
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-07 · resigned 1998-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/10/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/01/2004—
satisfied
Nh Finance
Nh Finance Limited
Legal charge2 properties08/03/199928/04/2004
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Recent filings (91 total)

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2025-11-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
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2024-11-19
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accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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2023-12-01
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2023-11-06
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2023-10-10
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2022-12-05
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2022-10-18
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accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
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officers · AP01
2021-03-27
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officers · TM01
2021-03-27
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accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27