70-74 HIGH STREET ALDEBURGH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06600381 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-22

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	300	300

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-06-16
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EAST BLOCK GROUP LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-06-16
➖
BERTRAM, Richard resigned
secretary
2025-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
➕
BERTRAM, Richard appointed
secretary
2023-07-31
➖
WELLS, Edward resigned
secretary
2023-07-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-11
➕
HODGETTS, Steven Michael appointed
director
2020-12-11
➕
MANSFIELD, Janet Anne appointed
director
2020-12-11
➖
OAKES, Vivienne resigned
secretary
2020-12-11
➕
WELLS, Edward appointed
secretary
2020-12-11
➖
OAKES, Mark Stanley resigned
director
2020-12-11
➖
OAKES, Vivienne resigned
director
2019-07-15
➖
DEAKIN, Michael John resigned
director
2019-04-12
➕
HOWCUTT, Nigel Ian appointed
director
2019-04-12
➕
DEAKIN, Michael John appointed
director
2011-07-26
➖
OAKES, Melvyn Stanley Frank resigned
director
2008-06-30
➕
OAKES, Vivienne appointed
secretary
2008-06-30
➕
OAKES, Mark Stanley appointed
director
2008-06-30
➕
OAKES, Melvyn Stanley Frank appointed
director
2008-06-30
➕
OAKES, Vivienne appointed
director
2008-05-22
🏢
Company incorporated
As 70-74 HIGH STREET ALDEBURGH LIMITED
2008-05-22
➕
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-05-22
➖
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-05-22
➕
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-05-22
➖
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nigel Ian Howcutt Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/05/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark Stanley Oakesceased 21/05/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O East Block Group 22 Mayfly Way

Ardleigh

Colchester

Essex

CO7 7WX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

EAST BLOCK GROUP LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-06-16

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Active

HODGETTS, Steven Michael→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-11

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Active

HOWCUTT, Nigel Ian→

director · ~73y · appointed 2019-04-12

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Active

MANSFIELD, Janet Anne→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-12-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BERTRAM, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2023-07-31 · resigned 2025-06-16

Resigned

OAKES, Vivienne→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2020-12-11

Resigned

WELLS, Edward→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-11 · resigned 2023-07-31

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-22 · resigned 2008-05-22

Resigned

DEAKIN, Michael John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2019-04-12 · resigned 2019-07-15

Resigned

OAKES, Mark Stanley→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2020-12-11

Resigned

OAKES, Melvyn Stanley Frank→

director · ~83y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2011-07-26

Resigned

OAKES, Vivienne→

director · ~82y · appointed 2008-06-30 · resigned 2020-12-11

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-22 · resigned 2008-05-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-16

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2025-06-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-06-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-06-16

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-06-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-21

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-07-31