ABBEYDALE COURT (DERBY) MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED

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04313266 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-30
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£210
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
85 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £210

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£210
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£15.0k
Current assets£15.3k
Net assets£210

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-25
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  3. 2024-04-11
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  4. 2024-04-02
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    ATTENBOROUGH, Penelope Jane appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-08
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  6. 2023-02-14
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  7. 2022-01-10
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  8. 2021-01-18
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  9. 2020-02-12
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  10. 2019-04-15
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  11. 2019-04-08
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    HURDIS, John appointed
    director
  12. 2019-02-01
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  13. 2018-01-18
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  14. 2017-10-05
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  15. 2017-09-29
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    ZYDZIENOWSKI, David resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-27
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  17. 2017-03-16
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    WALTERS, Dennis resigned
    director
  18. 2017-03-02
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  19. 2016-03-29
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  20. 2016-03-03
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    KIERTON, David Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-03
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    WALTERS, Dennis appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-26
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    ATTENBOROUGH, Penelope Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-26
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    ZYDZIENOWSKI, David appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-01
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    SEWARDS, Andrew James Spencer resigned
    director
  25. 2007-01-14
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    SEWARDS, Andrew James Spencer appointed
    director
  26. 2004-05-06
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    ATTENBOROUGH, Penelope Jane appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-04
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    KNIFTON, Michael James appointed
    director
  28. 2002-11-20
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    KNIFTON, Michael James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-11-20
    ➖
    IRISH, Stephen Andrew resigned
    secretary
  30. 2002-11-20
    ➖
    ENDSOR, Christopher John resigned
    director
  31. 2002-09-10
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    KIERTON, David Alexander appointed
    director
  32. 2001-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYDALE COURT (DERBY) MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED
  33. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    IRISH, Stephen Andrew appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-10-30
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2001-10-30
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    ENDSOR, Christopher John appointed
    director
  37. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2001-10-30
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  40. 2001-10-30
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Incorporated2001-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

22 Woodlands Lane
Quarndon
Derby
DE22 5JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

KNIFTON, Michael James→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATTENBOROUGH, Penelope Jane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2024-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HURDIS, John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2019-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIFTON, Michael James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRISH, Stephen Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2002-11-20
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned
ATTENBOROUGH, Penelope Jane→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2014-11-26
Resigned
ENDSOR, Christopher John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2002-11-20
Resigned
KIERTON, David Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned
SEWARDS, Andrew James Spencer→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-14 · resigned 2010-02-01
Resigned
WALTERS, Dennis→
director · ~93y · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2017-03-16
Resigned
ZYDZIENOWSKI, David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2017-09-29
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

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2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
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2024-10-25
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officers · AP01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-02-14
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2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-01-10
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2021-10-30
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2021-01-18
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2020-11-03
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2020-02-12
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2019-10-30