ALDWYCH HOUSE SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
04997134 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£213
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £213

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£213
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£43£85£128£170£213Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£0£213
Net assets£213£213

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 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-28
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-04-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2018-04-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-04-28
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-04-28
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-27
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    KALWANI, Bharat appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-27
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    KALWANI, Manoj Dharmadas appointed
    director
  17. 2018-04-27
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    COLMAN, Keith Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2018-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-02-15
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    PIGOTT, Keith Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-18
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    address · AD01
  21. 2017-11-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2017-09-25
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    COLMAN, Keith Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-25
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    ROSS, Alan Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-16
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    ROSS, Susan Mary resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-01-02
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    ROSS, Susan Mary appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-01-02
    ➕
    ROSS, Alan Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2003-12-22
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-12-22
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  29. 2003-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDWYCH HOUSE SERVICES LTD.
  30. 2003-12-16
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-12-16
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +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

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

Novelty Estates (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Novelty Estates (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALDWYCH HOUSE SERVICES LTD.
This company · 04997134

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Novelty Estates (Uk) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/04/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Keith Thomas Colmanceased 27/04/2018· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Alan Paul Rossceased 25/09/2017· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Contador House
7 Eckersley Drive
Fakenham
NR21 9RY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

KALWANI, Bharat→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KALWANI, Manoj Dharmadas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGOTT, Keith Raymond→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSS, Susan Mary→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-02 · resigned 2017-07-16
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2003-12-22
Resigned
COLMAN, Keith Thomas→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-04-27
Resigned
ROSS, Alan Paul→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-01-02 · resigned 2017-09-25
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2003-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-10