BRIDESTONES DEVELOPMENT (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05997441 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
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 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-13
    ➖
    OUZMAN, Julie Anne resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-17
    ➕
    GOODFELLOW, Ruth Yvonne appointed
    director
  9. 2022-02-17
    ➖
    GOODFELLOW, Raymond Leonard resigned
    director
  10. 2022-02-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-02-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-03-13
    ➕
    FURLONG, Patrick David appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-05-30
    ➕
    GORTON, Lynn Joyce appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-05-30
    ➕
    GORTON, Lynn Joyce appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-30
    ➖
    OUZMAN, Julie Anne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-08-27
    ➕
    OUZMAN, Julie Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2007-11-07
    ➖
    GOODFELLOW, Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-11-07
    ➕
    OUZMAN, Julie Anne appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-12-29
    ➕
    GOODFELLOW, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-12-29
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-12-29
    ➕
    GOODFELLOW, Raymond Leonard appointed
    director
  29. 2006-12-29
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIDESTONES DEVELOPMENT (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  31. 2006-11-14
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2006-11-14
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    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 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lynn Joyce Gorton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Swallows Nest The Bridestones
Dial Lane
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 3QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

GORTON, Lynn Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FURLONG, Patrick David→
director · ~86y · appointed 2020-03-13
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Active
GOODFELLOW, Ruth Yvonne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORTON, Lynn Joyce→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODFELLOW, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-29 · resigned 2007-11-07
Resigned
OUZMAN, Julie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-14 · resigned 2006-12-29
Resigned
GOODFELLOW, Raymond Leonard→
director · ~85y · appointed 2006-12-29 · resigned 2022-02-17
Resigned
OUZMAN, Julie Anne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-08-27 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-14 · resigned 2006-12-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-07