ALWOODLEY GATES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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04471767 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (67/100)

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
15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 6 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-02-12
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    BAUM, Caroline Rose resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-11-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-11-07
    ➕
    BAUM, Caroline Rose appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-11-07
    ➖
    GOODWIN, Kary resigned
    secretary
  15. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-07-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-06-20
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Kary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-20
    ➖
    TAYLOR, James Haydn resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-06-07
    ➖
    CROPPER, James resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-06-07
    ➕
    TAYLOR, James Haydn appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-07
    ➖
    BANYARD, Jacqueline Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2006-06-07
    ➖
    CROPPER, James resigned
    director
  25. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    SILBERSTEIN, David appointed
    director
  26. 2005-07-08
    ➕
    CROPPER, James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-07-08
    ➖
    HUGHES, Mark resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-07-08
    ➕
    CROPPER, James appointed
    director
  29. 2005-07-08
    ➖
    HUGHES, Mark resigned
    director
  30. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    HARDY, Gary John resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    HUGHES, Mark appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    HARDY, Gary John resigned
    director
  33. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    HUGHES, Mark appointed
    director
  34. 2003-03-05
    ➕
    HARDY, Gary John appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-03-05
    ➖
    RIPLEY, David Alfred resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-03-05
    ➕
    HARDY, Gary John appointed
    director
  37. 2003-03-05
    ➖
    RIPLEY, David Alfred resigned
    director
  38. 2002-06-28
    ➕
    RIPLEY, David Alfred appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-06-28
    ➖
    HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2002-06-28
    ➕
    BANYARD, Jacqueline Mary appointed
    director
  41. 2002-06-28
    ➕
    RIPLEY, David Alfred appointed
    director
  42. 2002-06-28
    ➖
    HSE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  43. 2002-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALWOODLEY GATES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  44. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  45. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    HSE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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
Incorporated2002-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

5 Alwoodley Gates
Alwoodley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS17 8FB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

SILBERSTEIN, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-06
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Active
BAUM, Caroline Rose→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-07 · resigned 2026-02-12
Resigned
CROPPER, James→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-08 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned
GOODWIN, Kary→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-20 · resigned 2018-11-07
Resigned
HARDY, Gary John→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
HUGHES, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2005-07-08
Resigned
RIPLEY, David Alfred→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2003-03-05
Resigned
TAYLOR, James Haydn→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-07 · resigned 2010-06-20
Resigned
HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-28
Resigned
BANYARD, Jacqueline Mary→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned
CROPPER, James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-07-08 · resigned 2006-06-07
Resigned
HARDY, Gary John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
HUGHES, Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2005-07-08
Resigned
RIPLEY, David Alfred→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2003-03-05
Resigned
HSE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-02