ALDENHAM PROPERTY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04495601 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-25
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,812

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£562£1k£2k£2k£3kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£2.8k£2.8k
Current assets£2.8k£2.8k
Net assets£2.8k£2.8k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-02-18
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    FALDER, Christopher John appointed
    director
  10. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-08
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-03-27
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    FALDER, Christopher John resigned
    director
  14. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-04-30
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    FALDER, Laura Jayne resigned
    director
  19. 2010-07-31
    ➖
    FALDER, Amanda Jayne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-10
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    FALDER, Laura Jayne appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-20
    ➕
    FALDER, Christopher John appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDENHAM PROPERTY LIMITED
  23. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    FALDER, Graham Holliday appointed
    director
  24. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    FALDER, Amanda Jayne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-07-25
    ➖
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-07-25
    ➖
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Falder
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/07/2023
Mr Graham Holliday Falder
Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

77 Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FALDER, Christopher John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FALDER, Graham Holliday→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FALDER, Amanda Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2010-07-31
Resigned
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-07-25
Resigned
FALDER, Christopher John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-07-20 · resigned 2018-03-27
Resigned
FALDER, Laura Jayne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-06-10 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2002-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-05