1/3 FARM DRIVE 11/12 THORLEY CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04742340 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-23
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • Hygiene score: 9085
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.3k
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 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,335

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£8.6k
Current assets£8.6k
Net assets£8.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-18
    KOSANER, Julie resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-05-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-05-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-29
    MULLEN, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-15
    KOSANER, Julie appointed
    director
  15. 2023-02-15
    TERRETT, Jean resigned
    director
  16. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2018-07-02
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  22. 2010-12-06
    YOUNG, Louise Sandra appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-06
    THOMAS, Nancy resigned
    director
  24. 2005-11-11
    COLLINS, Avril appointed
    director
  25. 2004-02-16
    SMITH, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  26. 2003-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1/3 FARM DRIVE 11/12 THORLEY CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2003-04-23
    TERRETT, David Alfred appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-04-23
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-04-23
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-04-23
    MULLEN, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 2003-04-23
    SMITH, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  32. 2003-04-23
    TERRETT, Jean appointed
    director
  33. 2003-04-23
    THOMAS, Nancy appointed
    director
  34. 2003-04-23
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2003-04-23
    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

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 84 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Incorporated2003-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

14 High Street
Bargoed
CF81 8RA
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

TERRETT, David Alfred
secretary · appointed 2003-04-23
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Active
COLLINS, Avril
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-11-11
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Active
YOUNG, Louise Sandra
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2003-04-23
Resigned
KOSANER, Julie
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-02-15 · resigned 2026-05-18
Resigned
MULLEN, Elizabeth
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2024-04-29
Resigned
SMITH, Jacqueline
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2004-02-16
Resigned
TERRETT, Jean
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2023-02-15
Resigned
THOMAS, Nancy
director · ~107y · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2010-12-06
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-23 · resigned 2003-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24