1 TOWER STREET LUDLOW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06451182 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-12-12
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£25.8k
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,770

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£21k£26kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£40.2k£40.8k
Current assets£13.6k£14.3k
Net assets£25.8k£25.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-25
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    PALKA, Piotr appointed
    director
  9. 2021-11-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-10
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    COXON, Sallie Anne Caroline resigned
    director
  12. 2021-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-04
    ➖
    MOONEY, Catherine Patricia resigned
    secretary
  15. 2020-01-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-12-06
    ➖
    COOK, Adrian Geoffrey resigned
    director
  20. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    CROOK, John Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    COXON, Sallie Anne Caroline appointed
    director
  22. 2007-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 TOWER STREET LUDLOW LIMITED
  23. 2007-12-12
    ➕
    MOONEY, Catherine Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-12-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-12-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-12-12
    ➕
    COOK, Adrian Geoffrey appointed
    director
  27. 2007-12-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-12-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Piotr Palka
Individual · Polish · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest22/12/2023
Mr John Hugh Crook
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/12/2016

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
Incorporated2007-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Tower Street
Ludlow
SY8 1RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last: 2025-12-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CROOK, John Hugh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALKA, Piotr→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOONEY, Catherine Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2020-01-04
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2007-12-12
Resigned
COOK, Adrian Geoffrey→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2013-12-06
Resigned
COXON, Sallie Anne Caroline→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-09-12 · resigned 2021-08-10
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2007-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-10