38-40 MARKET SQUARE WITNEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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06424796 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-11-12
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
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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 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-11-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 38-40 MARKET SQUARE WITNEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  17. 2007-11-12
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    BENNETT, Helen Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    BENNETT, Andrew George appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    BENNETT, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-11-12
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    D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-11-12
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    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-12
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    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    director
  24. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 2007-11-12
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

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
Mr Andrew George Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
——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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

2 Michaels Court Hanney Road
Southmoor
Abingdon
OX13 5HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BENNETT, Helen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-12
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Active
BENNETT, Andrew George→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Helen Louise→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
D & D SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
director · ~85y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
nominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2007-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14