5 FORTFIELD TERRACE LTD

🌳Matureactive
05692857 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-01-31
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

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 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-07-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-07-05
    ➖
    MERRIMAN, Ivan Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2022-07-04
    ➕
    MERRIMAN, Dawn appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-09-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2019-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-08-29
    ➕
    LANGHAM, Paul Jonathan, Rev appointed
    director
  22. 2019-08-29
    ➖
    ALDRIDGE, Hugh Ronald resigned
    director
  23. 2015-07-16
    ➕
    HARDING, Margaret Grace appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-16
    ➖
    EDGELL, Shirley Wilma resigned
    director
  25. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    EDGELL, Reginald Leslie resigned
    director
  26. 2011-12-01
    ➕
    EDGELL, Shirley Wilma appointed
    director
  27. 2008-09-03
    ➕
    MERRIMAN, Ivan Mark appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-09-03
    ➖
    ALDRIDGE, Hugh Ronald resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-09-03
    ➖
    AMOS, Jonathan resigned
    director
  30. 2008-09-03
    ➕
    MERRIMAN, Ivan Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2006-07-31
    ➕
    ALDRIDGE, Hugh Ronald appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-07-31
    ➖
    AMOS, Susan Caroline resigned
    secretary
  33. 2006-07-31
    ➖
    EDGELL, Reginald Leslie resigned
    secretary
  34. 2006-07-28
    ➕
    EDGELL, Reginald Leslie appointed
    secretary
  35. 2006-07-28
    ➕
    ALDRIDGE, Hugh Ronald appointed
    director
  36. 2006-07-28
    ➕
    EDGELL, Reginald Leslie appointed
    director
  37. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    AMOS, Susan Caroline appointed
    secretary
  38. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    AMOS, Jonathan appointed
    director
  39. 2006-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 FORTFIELD TERRACE LTD
  40. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    UK INCORPORATIONS 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn Merriman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/07/2022
Mr Paul Jonathan Langham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/08/2019
Mrs Margaret Grace Harding
Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ivan Mark Merrimanceased 05/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Hugh Ronald Aldridgeceased 29/08/2019· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Wood Leason Avenue
Lyppard Hanford
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR4 0EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

MERRIMAN, Ivan Mark→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Margaret Grace→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANGHAM, Paul Jonathan, Rev→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRIMAN, Dawn→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDRIDGE, Hugh Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2008-09-03
Resigned
AMOS, Susan Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2006-07-31
Resigned
EDGELL, Reginald Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2006-07-31
Resigned
UK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
ALDRIDGE, Hugh Ronald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2019-08-29
Resigned
AMOS, Jonathan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2008-09-03
Resigned
EDGELL, Reginald Leslie→
director · ~98y · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
EDGELL, Shirley Wilma→
director · ~98y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2015-07-16
Resigned
MERRIMAN, Ivan Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-09-03 · resigned 2022-07-05
Resigned
UK INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-08