80 HIGH STREET (MARKYATE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05677852 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-17
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 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
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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2009-02-19
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    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2009-02-09
    ➕
    BENGE, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    BENGE, John Andrew Bickerton appointed
    director
  19. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    CORMACK, Andrew Russell resigned
    director
  20. 2006-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 80 HIGH STREET (MARKYATE) LIMITED
  21. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    LEE, Talla Patricia Jacqueline appointed
    director
  22. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    CORMACK, Andrew Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Andrew Bickerton Benge
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/06/2016
Ms Talla Patricia Jacqueline Lee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 White Rock, Whipsnade Road, Kensworth, Dunstable Whipsnade Road
Kensworth
Dunstable
LU6 2NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BENGE, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-09
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Active
BENGE, John Andrew Bickerton→
director · ~43y · appointed 2006-04-28
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Active
LEE, Talla Patricia Jacqueline→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2009-02-19
Resigned
CORMACK, Andrew Russell→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-19