123 CHAPEL LANE (COVE) M. C. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05480493 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-14
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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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£9.4k
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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 £9,431
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.4k | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £9.4k | £8.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-21➖PRESTON, Richard Adrian Maxwell resigneddirector
- 2022-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-04➕MAGUIRE, Timothy Patrick appointeddirector
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-03-07➕BROOKS, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-06➕BROOKS, Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-03-01➖NEWELL, Leslie Charles resignedsecretary
- 2016-03-01➖NEWELL, Leslie Charles resigneddirector
- 2013-06-29➕NEWELL, Leslie Charles appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-29➖PRESTON, Richard Adrian Maxwell resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-01➖KIBBLE, Joanne Emma resigneddirector
- 2010-03-24➕PRESTON, Richard Adrian Maxwell appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-24➖WADE, Dale resignedsecretary
- 2010-03-24➖COVER, Christopher Stuart resigneddirector
- 2010-03-24➕KIBBLE, Joanne Emma appointeddirector
- 2010-03-24➕NEWELL, Leslie Charles appointeddirector
- 2010-03-24➕PRESTON, Richard Adrian Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2005-07-06➖JEFFRIES, Michael Percy resignedsecretary
- 2005-07-06➕WADE, Dale appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 123 CHAPEL LANE (COVE) M. C. LIMITED
- 2005-06-14➕JEFFRIES, Michael Percy appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-14➕COVER, Christopher Stuart 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Flat 2 Chapel Lane
Farnborough
GU14 9FJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
BROOKS, Jane→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGUIRE, Timothy Patrick→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JEFFRIES, Michael Percy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2005-07-06
NEWELL, Leslie Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2016-03-01
PRESTON, Richard Adrian Maxwell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2013-06-29
WADE, Dale→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2010-03-24
COVER, Christopher Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-06-14 · resigned 2010-03-24
KIBBLE, Joanne Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2010-08-01
NEWELL, Leslie Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2016-03-01
PRESTON, Richard Adrian Maxwell→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2022-06-21
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Recent filings (68 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16