ELLENBROOK DEVELOPMENTS PLC

🌳Matureactive
04318115 · plc · incorporated 2001-11-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
36 officers (3 active, 36 linked, 28 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
155 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-02
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    CONNELLY, John Gerard appointed
    director
  9. 2024-09-02
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    MCMANUS, Conor resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-07
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  11. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-31
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    MCMANUS, Conor appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-12-20
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    ANAND, Neeti Mukundrai resigned
    director
  16. 2023-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-07-01
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    YOUNG, James Lewis appointed
    director
  20. 2023-06-28
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    KAZNACHEIEVA, Nadiia resigned
    director
  21. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2022-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-10-06
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    DARDI, Marissa Ann resigned
    director
  26. 2022-10-06
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    KAZNACHEIEVA, Nadiia appointed
    director
  27. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-08-18
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    DARDI, Marissa Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2021-08-18
    ➖
    FALERO, Louis Javier resigned
    director
  31. 2019-10-30
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    FALERO, Louis Javier appointed
    director
  32. 2019-10-30
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    MURPHY, Helen Mary resigned
    director
  33. 2019-09-23
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    MURPHY, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  34. 2019-09-23
    ➖
    ROSHIER, Angela Louise resigned
    director
  35. 2018-11-06
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    ANAND, Neeti Mukundrai appointed
    director
  36. 2018-11-06
    ➖
    MURPHY, Helen Mary resigned
    director
  37. 2016-08-31
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    MURPHY, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  38. 2016-08-31
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    TURNBULL-FOX, Moira resigned
    director
  39. 2015-11-01
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    VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2015-10-30
    ➖
    HOWARD, Gordon Russell resigned
    secretary
  41. 2013-06-06
    ➖
    NASH, Paul William resigned
    director
  42. 2013-06-06
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    TURNBULL-FOX, Moira appointed
    director
  43. 2013-02-08
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    ROSHIER, Angela Louise appointed
    director
  44. 2013-02-08
    ➖
    STEENBERGEN, Michael resigned
    director
  45. 2012-06-29
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    ENGLISH, Nick Stuart appointed
    director
  46. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    ENGLISH, Nick Stuart resigned
    director
  47. 2012-06-29
    ➕
    MACKEE, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  48. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    MACKEE, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  49. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    TRAVIS, Owen Stanley resigned
    director
  50. 2012-06-29
    ➖
    TRODD, Martyn Andrew resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Ellenbrook Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ellenbrook Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ELLENBROOK DEVELOPMENTS PLC
This company · 04318115

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ellenbrook Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2001-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 White Oak Square
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (3 active · 33 resigned)

VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-01
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Active
CONNELLY, John Gerard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-09-02
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Active
YOUNG, James Lewis→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-07-01
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Active
CHESTER, Jonathan Roger→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2011-03-17
Resigned
HERZBERG, Francis Robin→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
HOWARD, Gordon Russell→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-30 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned
RICKARD, Adam Edward→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
SWIFT, Anthony Alec→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned
7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2001-11-07
Resigned
ANAND, Neeti Mukundrai→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-11-06 · resigned 2023-12-20
Resigned
CHESTER, Jonathan Roger→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-12-02 · resigned 2011-03-17
Resigned
DARDI, Marissa Ann→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-08-18 · resigned 2022-10-06
Resigned
ENGLISH, Nick Stuart→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-06-29 · resigned 2012-06-29
Resigned
EXFORD, Colin Michael, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2009-03-10
Resigned
FALERO, Louis Javier→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-30 · resigned 2021-08-18
Resigned
FARLEY, Graham→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2001-12-11
Resigned
GILBEY, Hannah→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2003-12-02
Resigned
HALL, Phillip James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-01-02 · resigned 2009-02-20
Resigned
HERZBERG, Francis Robin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2011-10-13
Resigned
HERZBERG, Francis Robin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-12-11 · resigned 2003-03-26
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C.
Debenture1 property06/02/2002—
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Recent filings (155 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07