ABBOTSFORD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06740830 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-17➕COOK, James Alfred appointeddirector
- 2020-07-17➖MANDEIR, Gurmit Singh resigneddirector
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-08➖GOUGH, Robert Henry resigneddirector
- 2018-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-02-02➕OLIVER, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-07-21➕GOUGH, Robert Henry appointeddirector
- 2016-06-28➖EVANS, David Mark resigneddirector
- 2009-07-04➕EVANS, David Mark appointeddirector
- 2009-05-01➖EVANS, William Mark resigneddirector
- 2008-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBOTSFORD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2008-11-04➕COOPER, Douglas Mckenzie appointedsecretary
- 2008-11-04➕EVANS, William Mark appointeddirector
- 2008-11-04➕MANDEIR, Gurmit Singh 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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Douglas Mckenzie Cooper Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
10 Abbotsford Road
Ashby-De-La-Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 1AE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
COOPER, Douglas Mckenzie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-11-04
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COOK, James Alfred→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-07-17
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OLIVER, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-02-02
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EVANS, David Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2009-07-04 · resigned 2016-06-28
EVANS, William Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2009-05-01
GOUGH, Robert Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-07-21 · resigned 2018-03-08
MANDEIR, Gurmit Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2020-07-17
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04