2-4 THE RIDGEWAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05555852 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£4
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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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.

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Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 £4

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£4
Net assets£4

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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-09-03
    ➕
    BARBARELLO, Maria Favorita appointed
    director
  9. 2021-09-02
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    DOYLE, Anne Margaret resigned
    director
  10. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-16
    ➕
    GREEN, Annetta Geraldine appointed
    director
  15. 2019-11-15
    ➖
    DESMOND, Kathryn Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-03-03
    ➕
    MOLYNEUX, Anthony Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-26
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    HILMI, Arif Aysol resigned
    director
  21. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-08-17
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    DESMOND, Kathryn Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-17
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    FULLBROOK, Peter Douglas resigned
    director
  25. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    FULLBROOK, Peter Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2008-06-30
    ➖
    MURPHY, Caroline resigned
    director
  27. 2006-09-25
    ➕
    SULLY, Alan David appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-09-25
    ➖
    LAWSTORE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-07-13
    ➕
    HILMI, Arif Aysol appointed
    director
  30. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    SULLY, Alan David appointed
    director
  31. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    DOYLE, Anne Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2006-06-14
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, John resigned
    director
  33. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    MURPHY, Caroline appointed
    director
  34. 2005-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 2-4 THE RIDGEWAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  35. 2005-09-07
    ➕
    LAWSTORE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2005-09-07
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, John appointed
    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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan David Sully
Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/09/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2a Ridgeway Close
Lightwater
Surrey
GU18 5XU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

SULLY, Alan David→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARBARELLO, Maria Favorita→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Annetta Geraldine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOLYNEUX, Anthony Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SULLY, Alan David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWSTORE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-07 · resigned 2006-09-25
Resigned
DESMOND, Kathryn Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-08-17 · resigned 2019-11-15
Resigned
DOYLE, Anne Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2021-09-02
Resigned
FULLBROOK, Peter Douglas→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2016-08-17
Resigned
GREENWOOD, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-07 · resigned 2006-06-14
Resigned
HILMI, Arif Aysol→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2018-02-26
Resigned
MURPHY, Caroline→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2008-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-17