4 NORWICH AVENUE FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03860708 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
77 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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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  3. 2024-02-26
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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  6. 2021-08-05
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-29
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  8. 2019-06-28
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  9. 2018-07-03
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  10. 2017-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-11-16
    EVERETT, Gillian Anne appointed
    director
  13. 2016-11-16
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-09-19
    PURSER, Claire Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2014-06-12
    MANUEL, Rachelle Santiago appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-06-12
    MANUEL, Rachelle Santiago appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-12
    SMITH, Sheila Dawn resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-06-12
    SMITH, Sheila Dawn resigned
    director
  21. 2004-05-11
    MCCOMBIE, Craig Robert Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-05-11
    PURSER, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2004-05-01
    SMITH, Sheila Dawn appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-05-01
    MCCOMBIE, Craig Robert Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 1999-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 NORWICH AVENUE FREEHOLD LIMITED
  26. 1999-10-18
    STEVENS, Thomas Charles appointed
    director
  27. 1999-10-18
    MCCOMBIE, Craig Robert Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-10-18
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-10-18
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-10-18
    MCCOMBIE, Craig Robert Kenneth appointed
    director
  31. 1999-10-18
    SMITH, Sheila Dawn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Gordonstoun Place
Thornton-Cleveleys
FY5 2UD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MANUEL, Rachelle Santiago
secretary · appointed 2014-06-12
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Active
EVERETT, Gillian Anne
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-16
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Active
MANUEL, Rachelle Santiago
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-06-12
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Active
STEVENS, Thomas Charles
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-10-18
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Active
MCCOMBIE, Craig Robert Kenneth
secretary · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 2004-05-11
Resigned
SMITH, Sheila Dawn
secretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 1999-10-18
Resigned
MCCOMBIE, Craig Robert Kenneth
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 2004-05-01
Resigned
PURSER, Claire Elizabeth
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2014-09-19
Resigned
SMITH, Sheila Dawn
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-10-18 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24