AYLESTONE FREEHOLDS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs AYLESTONE FREEHOLDS LIMITED
- 2006-12-19➕LORAINE, Duncan Robert, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-19➕LORAINE, Duncan Robert, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-12-19➕TAYLOR, Jacqueline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Duncan Robert Loraine Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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