MANOR FARM MANAGEMENT (BISHOPSTONE) LIMITED

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03663153 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-11-06
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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
18 officers (4 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
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  3. 2025-11-05
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  4. 2025-01-22
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  5. 2024-02-08
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  6. 2023-02-15
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  7. 2022-02-16
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  8. 2021-02-25
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  9. 2020-03-13
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  10. 2019-02-22
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  11. 2018-02-12
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  12. 2017-05-02
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  13. 2017-04-05
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  14. 2017-04-05
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  15. 2017-04-01
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    BAWDEN, Frances Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2017-03-31
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    MCCUTCHEON, Thomas Gray, Professor resigned
    director
  17. 2016-04-11
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  18. 2012-06-22
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    WILLIAMSON, Suzanne Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-06-22
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    WILLIAMSON, Suzanne Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-22
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    MAURER, Paul Charles resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-06-01
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    MAURER, Paul Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2010-09-23
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    MCCUTCHEON, Thomas Gray, Professor appointed
    director
  23. 2010-09-23
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    SMALL, Lindsey Jayne resigned
    director
  24. 2009-09-13
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    BRUNTON, Daniel Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2009-09-13
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    SMALL, Lindsey Jayne appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-11
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    HAYES, Guy De Vere Wingfield resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-09-11
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    MAURER, Paul Charles appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-09-11
    ➕
    MAURER, Paul Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2004-10-01
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    BRUNTON, Daniel Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2004-10-01
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    SHEATHER, Anna Lisbeth resigned
    director
  31. 2002-04-28
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    HAYES, Guy De Vere Wingfield appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-03-19
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    SMALL, Simon Everard resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-03-19
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    SMALL, Simon Everard resigned
    director
  34. 2000-05-07
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    AYNSLEY-GREEN, Albert resigned
    secretary
  35. 2000-05-07
    ➕
    SMALL, Simon Everard appointed
    secretary
  36. 2000-05-07
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    AYNSLEY-GREEN, Albert resigned
    director
  37. 2000-05-07
    ➕
    SMALL, Simon Everard appointed
    director
  38. 1999-01-29
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    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1999-01-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Stephen Charles appointed
    director
  40. 1999-01-27
    ➕
    AYNSLEY-GREEN, Albert appointed
    secretary
  41. 1999-01-27
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    AYNSLEY-GREEN, Albert appointed
    director
  42. 1999-01-27
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    MACRAE, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  43. 1999-01-27
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    SHEATHER, Anna Lisbeth appointed
    director
  44. 1999-01-27
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    THORNE, James Henry resigned
    director
  45. 1998-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As MANOR FARM MANAGEMENT (BISHOPSTONE) LIMITED
  46. 1998-11-06
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    TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 1998-11-06
    ➕
    MACRAE, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  48. 1998-11-06
    ➕
    THORNE, James Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Stone Barn Manor Farm
Bishopstone
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5 4AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Suzanne Jane→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-22
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Active
BAWDEN, Frances Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
SMITH, Stephen Charles→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-01-27
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Suzanne Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-06-22
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Active
AYNSLEY-GREEN, Albert→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 2000-05-07
Resigned
HAYES, Guy De Vere Wingfield→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-28 · resigned 2005-09-11
Resigned
MAURER, Paul Charles→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-11 · resigned 2012-06-22
Resigned
SMALL, Simon Everard→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-07 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned
TRETHOWANS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 1999-01-29
Resigned
AYNSLEY-GREEN, Albert→
director · ~83y · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 2000-05-07
Resigned
BRUNTON, Daniel Michael→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2009-09-13
Resigned
MACRAE, Catherine Mary→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 1999-01-27
Resigned
MAURER, Paul Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-11 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned
MCCUTCHEON, Thomas Gray, Professor→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
SHEATHER, Anna Lisbeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
SMALL, Lindsey Jayne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-09-13 · resigned 2010-09-23
Resigned
SMALL, Simon Everard→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-05-07 · resigned 2002-03-19
Resigned
THORNE, James Henry→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-11-06 · resigned 1999-01-27
Resigned

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