BLOCK E CHURCH FARM ALDEBURGH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03985339 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£439
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £439
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,994 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£439
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£439£4.4k
Current assets£1.1k£5.8k
Net assets£439£4.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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  2. 2025-01-28
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  3. 2024-01-25
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  4. 2023-01-25
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  5. 2022-01-29
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  6. 2021-01-11
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  7. 2020-01-27
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  8. 2019-05-02
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  9. 2019-05-02
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-04-26
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    COOK, Allan Richard resigned
    director
  11. 2019-01-10
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  12. 2018-01-26
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  13. 2017-01-28
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  14. 2016-05-11
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  15. 2016-01-29
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  16. 2015-05-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-26
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    DURHAM, Kevin appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-26
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    COOK, Allan Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-03
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    HOUGHTON, Kenneth Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2010-08-05
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    GOMM, Dee Helen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-05-07
    ➖
    HOSKING, Jean resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-05-07
    ➖
    HOSKING, Jean resigned
    director
  23. 2006-09-18
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    PAVEY, Josephine Victoria resigned
    director
  24. 2005-03-14
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    HOUGHTON, Kenneth Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2005-03-14
    ➕
    PAVEY, Josephine Victoria appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-07
    ➕
    HOSKING, Jean appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-03-07
    ➖
    HOWARD, Diana Marilyn resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-03-04
    ➕
    COLLYER, Linda Pauline appointed
    director
  29. 2001-09-06
    ➖
    JSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    HOWARD, Diana Marilyn appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-06-01
    ➖
    JSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    HOSKING, Jean appointed
    director
  33. 2001-06-01
    ➖
    BROWNOAK THIRD ASSURED TENANCIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  34. 2000-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BLOCK E CHURCH FARM ALDEBURGH LIMITED
  35. 2000-04-27
    ➕
    JSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2000-04-27
    ➕
    BROWNOAK THIRD ASSURED TENANCIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2000-04-27
    ➕
    JSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

Durham Brooks Properties Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Durham Brooks Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BLOCK E CHURCH FARM ALDEBURGH LIMITED
This company · 03985339

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Collyer
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/04/2019
Durham Brooks Properties Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

39 Long Fallow
Chiswell Green
St Albans
Herts
AL2 3ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

GOMM, Dee Helen→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLYER, Linda Pauline→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURHAM, Kevin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOSKING, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-07 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned
HOWARD, Diana Marilyn→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2005-03-07
Resigned
JSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned
COOK, Allan Richard→
director · ~89y · appointed 2015-04-26 · resigned 2019-04-26
Resigned
HOSKING, Jean→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned
HOUGHTON, Kenneth Alan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2014-11-03
Resigned
PAVEY, Josephine Victoria→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2006-09-18
Resigned
BROWNOAK THIRD ASSURED TENANCIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2001-06-01
Resigned
JSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-04-27 · resigned 2001-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-07