ARNCLIFFE (BOWDON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03887976 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-03

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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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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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: medium (71/100)

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

23 officers (6 active, 23 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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officers · AP03
2022-06-28
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officers · TM02
2022-06-27
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RPM LTD, Albex appointed
secretary
2022-06-27
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STONE, Angela Kay resigned
secretary
2022-06-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
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GOLDSMITH, Eric Allen appointed
director
2022-01-28
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BROMAN, David Eric resigned
director
2021-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-07
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officers · AP01
2021-03-25
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STERLING, Robert Alan appointed
director
2021-03-25
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LAVERY, Martin Patrick resigned
director
2020-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-10
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officers · AP01
2019-07-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-06-20
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LALVANI, Suraj appointed
director
2019-06-20
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BROMAN, David Eric appointed
director
2018-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-30
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LAVERY, Martin Patrick appointed
director
2014-10-23
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WALLACE, Henry Daniel George appointed
director
2014-03-08
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TAYLOR, Gordon resigned
director
2013-08-30
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THOMPSON, Gilbert Williamson, Sir resigned
director
2011-12-03
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LEESE, David Philip resigned
director
2011-12-03
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MIDDLETON, Clifford resigned
director
2010-06-14
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TAYLOR, Gordon appointed
director
2007-12-01
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STONE, Angela Kay appointed
secretary
2007-12-01
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DUNLOP HAYWARDS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-10-15
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FARRELL, Anthony Paul resigned
secretary
2007-10-15
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DUNLOP HAYWARDS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-06-27
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LEESE, David Philip appointed
director
2004-10-21
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CREWE, Andrew David resigned
director
2003-10-06
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FARRELL, Anthony Paul appointed
secretary
2003-10-06
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MURRAY, Stephen Bruce resigned
secretary
2002-08-05
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SOUNESS, Karen resigned
director
2001-03-07
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SNOOK, James Chetwood appointed
director
2001-03-07
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CREWE, Andrew David appointed
director
2001-03-07
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HEPPLESTONE, John Martin resigned
director
2001-03-07
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MIDDLETON, Clifford appointed
director
2001-03-07
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SOUNESS, Karen appointed
director
2001-03-07
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STRATTON, David resigned
director
2001-03-07
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THOMPSON, Gilbert Williamson, Sir appointed
director
1999-12-03
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Company incorporated
As ARNCLIFFE (BOWDON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED
1999-12-03
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MURRAY, Stephen Bruce appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 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 96 — 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 96 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

Incorporated1999-12-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Albex Residential Property

Management Ltd

14 Greenwood Street Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 1RZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-17

Last: 2025-12-03