5A LINKS GATE (ST ANNES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04412431 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-09

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

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 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-12-22
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officers · AP01
2025-11-25
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DOWSON, Matthew Philip appointed
director
2025-11-25
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FAIRBROTHER, Sheila Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-09-24
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RICHARDSON, Peter Brian resigned
director
2025-09-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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accounts · AA
2025-03-03
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officers · TM01
2025-02-28
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FRANKLIN, Roger Derek Alan resigned
director
2024-08-27
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accounts · AA
2023-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
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officers · TM01
2023-03-23
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WHITTLE, Gillian Corlett resigned
director
2022-11-16
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officers · AP01
2022-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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FRANKLIN, Roger Derek Alan appointed
director
2021-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-07
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officers · TM01
2019-07-31
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HARRIS, Michael Leslie, Dr resigned
director
2019-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-16
➖
HALL, Anthony Peter resigned
director
2014-11-26
➕
GENERATIONS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-01-31
➖
COX, Harold George resigned
director
2014-01-31
➕
RICHARDSON, Peter Brian appointed
director
2010-04-12
➖
HALL, Anthony Peter resigned
secretary
2006-12-12
➖
MANLEY, Stephen James resigned
director
2005-05-01
➕
HALL, Anthony Peter appointed
secretary
2005-04-30
➖
HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-12-24
➕
HALL, Anthony Peter appointed
director
2004-12-21
➖
SMITH, Pauline Ann resigned
director
2003-08-12
➕
MANLEY, Denis George Vincent appointed
director
2003-08-12
➕
COX, Harold George appointed
director
2003-08-12
➖
DICKINSON, Neville John resigned
director
2003-08-12
➕
HARRIS, Michael Leslie, Dr appointed
director
2003-08-12
➖
HARRISON, Stuart John resigned
director
2003-08-12
➕
MANLEY, Stephen James appointed
director
2003-08-12
➕
SMITH, Pauline Ann appointed
director
2003-08-12
➕
WHITTLE, Gillian Corlett appointed
director
2002-09-04
➕
HARRISON, Stuart John appointed
director
2002-09-04
➖
KIRK, Linda Margaret resigned
director
2002-04-09
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Company incorporated
As 5A LINKS GATE (ST ANNES) LIMITED
2002-04-09
➕
HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-04-09
➕
DICKINSON, Neville John appointed
director
2002-04-09
➕
KIRK, Linda Margaret appointed
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

Incorporated2002-04-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

First Floor 195 To 199 Ansdell Road

Blackpool

FY1 6PE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-21

Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

GENERATIONS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DOWSON, Matthew Philip→

director · ~44y · appointed 2025-11-25

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Active

FAIRBROTHER, Sheila Elizabeth→

director · ~67y · appointed 2025-11-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MANLEY, Denis George Vincent→

director · ~84y · appointed 2003-08-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALL, Anthony Peter→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2010-04-12

Resigned

HOMESTEAD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-30

Resigned

COX, Harold George→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2014-01-31

Resigned

DICKINSON, Neville John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2003-08-12

Resigned

FRANKLIN, Roger Derek Alan→

director · ~73y · appointed 2022-04-25 · resigned 2025-02-28

Resigned

HALL, Anthony Peter→

director · ~87y · appointed 2004-12-24 · resigned 2018-07-16

Resigned

HARRIS, Michael Leslie, Dr→

director · ~100y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2019-07-31

Resigned

HARRISON, Stuart John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2002-09-04 · resigned 2003-08-12

Resigned

KIRK, Linda Margaret→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-09 · resigned 2002-09-04

Resigned

MANLEY, Stephen James→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2006-12-12

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Peter Brian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2025-09-24

Resigned

SMITH, Pauline Ann→

director · ~92y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2004-12-21

Resigned

WHITTLE, Gillian Corlett→

director · ~82y · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2023-03-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-20

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

officers · AP01

2026-02-03

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

officers · AP01

2025-12-22

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

officers · TM01

2025-09-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-14

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

officers · TM01

2025-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-12

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

officers · TM01

2023-04-04

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

officers · AP01

2022-11-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-14