34 AIGBURTH DRIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04355935 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-18

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-18	2024-01-18
Average employees	2	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
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SIMMONDS, Philip Mark appointed
director
2023-04-11
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SIMMONDS, Lisa Jane resigned
director
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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HAHNE, Magdalen appointed
director
2020-01-15
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MCGARVEY, Margaret resigned
director
2020-01-15
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SIMMONDS, Lisa Jane appointed
director
2020-01-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-01-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-10-31
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JONES, Colin resigned
director
2018-03-27
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JONES, Colin appointed
director
2018-03-27
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MURPHY, Christopher resigned
director
2013-10-21
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MURPHY, Christopher appointed
director
2010-03-09
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MCGARVEY, Victoria resigned
secretary
2006-09-30
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MCGARVEY, Margaret resigned
secretary
2006-09-30
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MCGARVEY, Victoria appointed
secretary
2006-05-19
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JONES, Colin resigned
director
2002-01-18
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Company incorporated
As 34 AIGBURTH DRIVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2002-01-18
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MCGARVEY, Margaret appointed
secretary
2002-01-18
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-01-18
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-01-18
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JONES, Colin appointed
director
2002-01-18
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MCGARVEY, Margaret appointed
director

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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip Mark Simmonds Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/04/2023
Mrs Magdalen Hahne Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	15/01/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Lisa Jane Simmondsceased 11/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mrs Margaret Smith Mcgarveyceased 15/01/2020· 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

Incorporated2002-01-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

34 Ground Floor

Aigburth Drive Sefton Park

Liverpool

Merseyside

L17 4JE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last made up to: 2025-01-18

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

HAHNE, Magdalen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-01-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SIMMONDS, Philip Mark→

director · ~58y · appointed 2023-04-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCGARVEY, Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2006-09-30

Resigned

MCGARVEY, Victoria→

secretary · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2010-03-09

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-18

Resigned

JONES, Colin→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-03-27 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

JONES, Colin→

director · ~75y · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2006-05-19

Resigned

MCGARVEY, Margaret→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2020-01-15

Resigned

MURPHY, Christopher→

director · ~40y · appointed 2013-10-21 · resigned 2018-03-27

Resigned

SIMMONDS, Lisa Jane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-15 · resigned 2023-04-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-05-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-10

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-04-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-04-12

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-04-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-17