10 DOUGLAS AVENUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06451544 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-24 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15➕HOWITT, Duncan Dow appointeddirector
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-11-21➕FARRELL, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2012-11-21➕FARRELL, Avril Judith appointeddirector
- 2011-11-11➖WALTERS, Irene resigneddirector
- 2007-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 10 DOUGLAS AVENUE LIMITED
- 2007-12-12➕HOWITT, Angela Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-12➕FARRELL, Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-12-12➕HOWITT, Angela Jane appointeddirector
- 2007-12-12➕D & D SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-12➖D & D SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-12-12➕DWYER, Daniel James appointednominee-director
- 2007-12-12➖DWYER, Daniel James resignednominee-director
- 2007-12-12➕WALTERS, Irene appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Duncan Dow Howitt Individual · English · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/08/2023 |
Mrs Angela Jane Howitt Individual · English · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael Farrell Individual · English · DOB 04/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Avril Judith Farrell Individual · English · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
50 Romney Way
Hythe
Kent
CT21 6PN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)
Active
HOWITT, Angela Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-12-12
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FARRELL, Avril Judith→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-21
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FARRELL, Michael→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-12-12
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HOWITT, Angela Jane→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-12-12
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HOWITT, Duncan Dow→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-09-15
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D & D SECRETARIAL LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2007-12-12
DWYER, Daniel James→
Resignednominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2007-12-12
WALTERS, Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · appointed 2007-12-12 · resigned 2011-11-11
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Recent filings (56 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-17