ABBEY GARDENS LUDLOW MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05122535 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
29 officers (2 active, 29 linked, 20 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-22➖BLOCSPHERE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-01📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-09-01📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2025-09-01📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2025-09-01📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-09📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-05-31➖MOORE, Paul Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-02-29➕BLOCSPHERE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-02-29➖MATTHEWS BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-20📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05➖CORFIELD, Peter William resigneddirector
- 2021-12-17➕BUSFIELD, John appointeddirector
- 2020-01-30➖JOHNSON, Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11➕HURLEY, Graham appointeddirector
- 2019-01-01➖GASS, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2018-09-11➕MATTHEWS BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-09-10➖NOCK DEIGHTON (1831) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-12-07➖MATTHEW'S BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-12-07➕NOCK DEIGHTON (1831) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-06-11➕GASS, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2013-11-05➕JOHNSON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-05-23➕CORFIELD, Peter William appointeddirector
- 2013-05-23➖GARDNER, Ronald, Dr resigneddirector
- 2013-05-23➖SYKES, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2012-05-31➖ELLIS, Gay Sonia resigneddirector
- 2012-05-31➕SYKES, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2012-03-19➕GARDNER, Ronald, Dr appointeddirector
- 2012-03-19➕MOORE, Paul Christopher appointeddirector
- 2012-02-10➖MARSHALL, Juliet Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2012-02-10➕MATTHEW'S BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-02-10➖MARSHALL, Juliet Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2011-12-21➖TURNER, Ruth Angela resigneddirector
- 2011-10-13➖GARDNER, Christine Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➖COPPOCK, Vincent John resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
The Auction House
87-88 St. Johns Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (2 active · 27 resigned)
BUSFIELD, John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-12-17
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HURLEY, Graham→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-06-11
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HEWITSON, Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2007-02-22
JONES, David Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2007-02-22
MARSHALL, Juliet Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2012-02-10
STANISTREET, Ian Henry→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-22 · resigned 2008-08-01
WATERS, Robin Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2009-08-27
BLOCSPHERE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-02-29 · resigned 2025-09-22
MATTHEW'S BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-02-10 · resigned 2017-12-07
MATTHEWS BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-09-11 · resigned 2024-02-29
NOCK DEIGHTON (1831) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-12-07 · resigned 2018-09-10
COPPOCK, Vincent John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2009-08-27 · resigned 2011-03-31
CORFIELD, Peter William→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2013-05-23 · resigned 2022-05-05
ELLIS, Gay Sonia→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2012-05-31
GARDNER, Christine Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2011-10-13
GARDNER, Ronald, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2013-05-23
GARRETT, Christopher Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2011-03-31
GASS, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2015-06-11 · resigned 2019-01-01
GASS, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2011-03-31
GRIFFITHS, David Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2008-07-29
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Recent filings (129 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-09-01
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-09-01
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-09-01
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-07-09