20 BRIARY WOOD LANE RESIDENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05611757 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2019-11-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-09-12
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    WILLIAMSON, Charlotte-Caroline Louise appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    JONES, Deborah Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Charlotte-Caroline Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-12
    ➖
    JONES, Kevin Alan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-09-12
    ➖
    JONES, Kevin Alan resigned
    director
  21. 2011-12-14
    ➖
    MALCOLM, Janice resigned
    director
  22. 2006-06-20
    ➖
    FITZELL, Samuel Gabriel resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-20
    ➖
    FITZELL, Samuel Gabriel resigned
    director
  24. 2006-06-20
    ➖
    WILKIE, Steven James resigned
    director
  25. 2006-05-01
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    KENNEDY, Gabrielle appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    REES, Susan Heather appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    JONES, Kevin Alan appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    JONES, Kevin Alan appointed
    director
  29. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    MALCOLM, Janice appointed
    director
  30. 2005-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 20 BRIARY WOOD LANE RESIDENTS LIMITED
  31. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    FITZELL, Samuel Gabriel appointed
    secretary
  32. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2005-11-03
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    FITZELL, Samuel Gabriel appointed
    director
  35. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    WILKIE, Steven James appointed
    director
  36. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2005-11-03
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

26 Briary Wood Lane
Welwyn
Herts
AL6 0TF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Charlotte-Caroline Louise→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Deborah Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Gabrielle→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REES, Susan Heather→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Charlotte-Caroline Louise→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITZELL, Samuel Gabriel→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2006-06-20
Resigned
JONES, Kevin Alan→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2012-09-12
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-03
Resigned
FITZELL, Samuel Gabriel→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2006-06-20
Resigned
JONES, Kevin Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2012-09-12
Resigned
MALCOLM, Janice→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2011-12-14
Resigned
WILKIE, Steven James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2006-06-20
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13