17 LYDFORD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04194585 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-05
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
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-04-05
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    HADJIVASILIOU, Petros appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-05
    ➖
    HIGGINS, James Patrick resigned
    secretary
  15. 2023-04-05
    ➖
    HIGGINS, James Patrick resigned
    director
  16. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-01-23
    ➕
    HIGGINS, James Patrick appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-01-23
    ➕
    HIGGINS, James Patrick appointed
    director
  23. 2015-11-15
    ➖
    AUGUSTIN, Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2003-03-26
    ➕
    WISNIEWSKA REES, Grazyna appointed
    director
  25. 2001-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 LYDFORD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  26. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    WISNIEWSKA REES, Grazyna appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    POW, David appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-04-05
    ➖
    POW, David resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    AUGUSTIN, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    EVANS, Graham John appointed
    director
  31. 2001-04-05
    ➖
    EVANS, Graham John resigned
    director
  32. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    POW, David appointed
    director
  33. 2001-04-05
    ➖
    POW, David resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

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 72 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Petros Hadjivasiliou
Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2023
Ms Grazyna Wisniewska-Rees
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Patrick Higginsceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2001-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

17a Lydford Road
London
W9 3LU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

WISNIEWSKA REES, Grazyna→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADJIVASILIOU, Petros→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISNIEWSKA REES, Grazyna→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGINS, James Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-23 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned
POW, David→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2001-04-05
Resigned
AUGUSTIN, Michael→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2015-11-15
Resigned
EVANS, Graham John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2001-04-05
Resigned
HIGGINS, James Patrick→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-01-23 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned
POW, David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2001-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-18