ALTAMIRA MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06585956 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£471.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 £471,271
Net assets shrinking
Down £158 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£471k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £471.3k | £471.4k |
| Current assets | £11.0k | £10.8k |
| Net assets | £471.3k | £471.4k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-02-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-02-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-25➕SEFRANEK, Friedrich appointeddirector
- 2010-03-01➕MEYERRATKEN, Ulrich appointeddirector
- 2010-03-01➕MEYERRATKEN, Ulrich appointeddirector
- 2010-03-01➖MEYERRATKEN, Ulrich resigneddirector
- 2010-02-26➖BICKERDIKE, Paul resigneddirector
- 2008-05-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTAMIRA MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-05-07➕BICKERDIKE, Paul appointeddirector
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Friedrich Sefranek Individual · German · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Holtby Kingwood
Markington
Harrogate
HG3 3NT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MEYERRATKEN, Ulrich→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEFRANEK, Friedrich→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BICKERDIKE, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2010-02-26
MEYERRATKEN, Ulrich→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03