212 ELFIN VILLAS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05236328 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-20
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -33% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
66 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.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,370
Cash YoY
-33%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.4k | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £2.8k | £4.7k |
| Cash | £2.8k | £4.2k |
| Debtors | — | £475 |
| Net assets | £2.4k | £2.0k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12➕HAMPSON, Alan Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12➖WOODROFFE, David Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2020-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-11➖EDWARDS, Jon resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-11➖EDWARDS, Jon resigneddirector
- 2015-04-01➕DAY, Stephen, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➖WILLIAMS, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2006-01-23➕EDWARDS, Jon appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-23➖WOODROFFE, David resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-23➕EDWARDS, Jon appointeddirector
- 2006-01-23➖GOTTLIEB, Sacha resigneddirector
- 2006-01-23➕WILLIAMS, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2004-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 212 ELFIN VILLAS LIMITED
- 2004-09-20➕WOODROFFE, David appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-20➕GOTTLIEB, Sacha appointeddirector
- 2004-09-20➕WOODROFFE, David Benjamin appointeddirector
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 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
81/100
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 70 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Stephen Day Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/09/2020 |
Mr Alan Robert Hampson Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Benjamin Woodroffeceased 12/02/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 10 HEATON MOOR ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 17098269 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 101 MANCHESTER ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16350927 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 113 NEWTON STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04978893 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 13 & 14 THE BEECHES RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 12316007 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| 2020 FINANCE GROUP LTD→ 11481400 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 20TREES CONSULTING LIMITED→ 09717622 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 21 ZETLAND ROAD LIMITED→ 07053142 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 210 ELFIN VILLAS LIMITED→ 05330141 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
35 Hall Pool Drive
Stockport
SK2 5ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
DAY, Stephen, Dr→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMPSON, Alan Robert→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Jon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-23 · resigned 2015-11-11
WOODROFFE, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-20 · resigned 2006-01-23
EDWARDS, Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2006-01-23 · resigned 2015-11-11
GOTTLIEB, Sacha→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-09-20 · resigned 2006-01-23
WILLIAMS, Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2006-01-23 · resigned 2015-04-01
WOODROFFE, David Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-09-20 · resigned 2020-02-12
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Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-15