HIGHLANDS MARTLETT ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive

05725488 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-01

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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2022-11-27
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2021-12-21
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2021-02-22
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2019-11-28
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2016-01-29
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BROADBENT, Sandra Denise appointed
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2016-01-17
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2015-06-30
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COSTER, George Edwin resigned
director
2015-06-30
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GAZE, Harry Peter resigned
director
2009-06-26
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BROADBENT, Walter Louis Farndon appointed
secretary
2009-06-26
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COSTER, George Edwin resigned
secretary
2007-10-01
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BROADBENT, Walter Louis Farndon appointed
director
2007-08-03
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HALL, Fiona Patricia Harrison appointed
director
2006-08-03
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BROEK, Johannes resigned
director
2006-07-14
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WILLIAMS, Louise resigned
director
2006-03-01
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Company incorporated
As HIGHLANDS MARTLETT ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD
2006-03-01
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COSTER, George Edwin appointed
secretary
2006-03-01
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BROEK, Johannes appointed
director
2006-03-01
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COSTER, George Edwin appointed
director
2006-03-01
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GAZE, Harry Peter appointed
director
2006-03-01
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WILLIAMS, Louise 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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sandra Denise Broadbent Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Walter Louis Farndon Broadbent Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-03-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Cleevehead Old Coach Road

Cross

Axbridge

Somerset

BS26 2EG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BROADBENT, Walter Louis Farndon→

secretary · appointed 2009-06-26

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Active

BROADBENT, Sandra Denise→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-29

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Active

BROADBENT, Walter Louis Farndon→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-01

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Active

HALL, Fiona Patricia Harrison→

director · ~67y · appointed 2007-08-03

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Active

COSTER, George Edwin→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2009-06-26

Resigned

BROEK, Johannes→

director · ~104y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2006-08-03

Resigned

COSTER, George Edwin→

director · ~102y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2015-06-30

Resigned

GAZE, Harry Peter→

director · ~102y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2015-06-30

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Louise→

director · ~74y · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2006-07-14

Resigned

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