ARUNDEL HOWE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06283679 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-18
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,668
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,278 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.7k | £12.9k |
| Current assets | £8.3k | £13.1k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £12.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-02📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-09➖WALES, John Kenvyn resigneddirector
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-28📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2020-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-30➕WOOD, John Craig appointeddirector
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-01-17➕CHESTER, Susan appointeddirector
- 2011-01-01➖HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael resignedsecretary
- 2011-01-01➕WALES, John Kenvyn appointeddirector
- 2010-05-14➖BRADLEY, Pauline Anne resigneddirector
- 2009-07-12➖HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael resigneddirector
- 2009-07-12➖HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael resigneddirector
- 2009-01-12➕HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-12➕HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael appointeddirector
- 2009-01-01➖NICHOLSON, Timothy resignedsecretary
- 2007-09-20➖ASTIN, Edward Gordon resigneddirector
- 2007-09-20➕BRADLEY, Pauline Anne appointeddirector
- 2007-07-11➕NICHOLSON, Timothy appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-11➕ASTIN, Edward Gordon appointeddirector
- 2007-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ARUNDEL HOWE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-06-18➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-18➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-18➕HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-06-18➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-06-18➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Craig Wood Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/12/2019 |
Mrs Susan Chester Individual · British · DOB 09/1945 · age 81 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Kenvyn Walesceased 09/12/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
9 Arundel Howe
Byland Road
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last: 2026-06-18
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
CHESTER, Susan→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, John Craig→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2011-01-01
NICHOLSON, Timothy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2009-01-01
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-18 · resigned 2007-06-18
ASTIN, Edward Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2007-09-20
BRADLEY, Pauline Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-20 · resigned 2010-05-14
HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2009-07-12
HENDERSON, Nicolas-Benedict Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2007-06-18 · resigned 2009-07-12
WALES, John Kenvyn→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2020-12-09
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-18 · resigned 2007-06-18
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Recent filings (68 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-14
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-21