292/294 BLANDFORD ROAD (MANAGEMENT) CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05574699 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-26
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-01
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    RAE, Brittany Ellen appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-28
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    BEGLEY, Louise Susan resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-20
    ➕
    BEGLEY, Louise Susan appointed
    director
  15. 2020-03-20
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    BUCHINGER-JONES, Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-05
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    BUCHINGER-JONES, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-27
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    CETINKAYA, Hayley resigned
    director
  21. 2017-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2017-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2010-04-08
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    ATKINSON, Barbara resigned
    director
  24. 2010-04-08
    ➕
    CETINKAYA, Hayley appointed
    director
  25. 2005-12-01
    ➕
    HORNSBY, Shirley Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-12
    ➖
    HORNSBY, Peter John resigned
    director
  27. 2005-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 292/294 BLANDFORD ROAD (MANAGEMENT) CO LIMITED
  28. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    HORNSBY, Shirley Anne appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Barbara appointed
    director
  30. 2005-09-26
    ➕
    HORNSBY, Peter John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mrs Shirley Anne Hornsby
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Hayley Cetinkayaceased 27/10/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2005-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

292/294 Blandford Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HORNSBY, Shirley Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNSBY, Shirley Anne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAE, Brittany Ellen→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Barbara→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned
BEGLEY, Louise Susan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-03-20 · resigned 2025-04-28
Resigned
BUCHINGER-JONES, Robert Anthony→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-10-05 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
CETINKAYA, Hayley→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-04-08 · resigned 2017-10-27
Resigned
HORNSBY, Peter John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-26 · resigned 2005-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-18