21/23 THE DOWNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive

04997716 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-17

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 2025

Net worth

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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	5	500

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-23
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accounts · AA
2025-05-23
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officers · AP01
2025-05-23
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officers · TM01
2025-05-23
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officers · TM01
2025-05-23
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officers · AP01
2025-04-28
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-06
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MCGHEE, John Anthony appointed
director
2024-07-06
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HIGSON, Katrina Mary resigned
director
2024-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
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DUNN, Rory Adrian Houghton appointed
director
2023-03-10
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ASPINALL, Julia Ruth resigned
director
2022-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
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capital · SH01
2019-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-27
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ASPINALL, Julia Ruth appointed
director
2019-08-27
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officers · AP01
2018-09-21
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accounts · AA
2006-12-18
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BRANKIN, Michael appointed
director
2006-12-18
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MARSTON, Tim appointed
director
2006-12-18
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SYAL, Dinesh Kumar appointed
director
2006-03-01
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BRANKIN, Michael appointed
secretary
2006-03-01
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RYAN, Robert resigned
secretary
2005-03-24
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RUBIN, Bina resigned
secretary
2005-03-24
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RYAN, Robert appointed
secretary
2005-03-24
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HIGSON, Katrina Mary appointed
director
2005-03-24
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RUBIN, Anthony John Meek resigned
director
2003-12-19
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OLSBERG, Bernard resigned
secretary
2003-12-19
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RUBIN, Bina appointed
secretary
2003-12-19
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OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah resigned
nominee-director
2003-12-19
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RUBIN, Anthony John Meek appointed
director
2003-12-17
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Company incorporated
As 21/23 THE DOWNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
2003-12-17
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OLSBERG, Bernard appointed
secretary
2003-12-17
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OLSBERG, Rachel Hannah appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Brankin Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2003-12-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 1 Hilton House

21b The Downs

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 2QD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01