ALAN MATLEY (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04287648 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,400,498
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£559k
↑ 470% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.40M | £1.09M |
| Current assets | £559.1k | £98.1k |
| Net assets | £1.40M | £1.09M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-06-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2011-03-19➖MATLEY, Barbara Kitty Louise resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN MATLEY (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
- 2001-09-14➕MATLEY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2001-09-14➕MATLEY, Barbara Kitty Louise appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-14➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-14➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-14➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-09-14➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MATLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Alan Matley Individual · British · DOB 02/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/06/2018 |
Katherine Helen Matley Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/06/2018 |
Mr Alan Matley Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
16 Harbour Watch 391 Sandbanks Road
Poole
Dorset
BH14 8JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MATLEY, Alan→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2001-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MATLEY, Barbara Kitty Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2011-03-19
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2001-09-14
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2001-09-14
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Recent filings (79 total)
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2022-12-22
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2021-07-19
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