ARBORMEAD HOUSE FREEHOLD LTD

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07607111 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
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 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,467

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£337£675£1k£1k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.5k£1.5k
Current assets£1.5k£1.7k
Net assets£1.5k£1.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-13
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  5. 2024-11-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-14
    ➕
    NEIL DOUGLAS BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2024-10-14
    ➖
    ROY, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-10-14
    ➖
    ROY, Stephen resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2011-11-01
    ➕
    ADAM, June Rose Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2011-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARBORMEAD HOUSE FREEHOLD LTD
  21. 2011-04-18
    ➕
    ROY, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-04-18
    ➕
    ROY, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Neil Douglas Block Management Limited Portland House, Westfield Road
Pitstone
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 9GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NEIL DOUGLAS BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAM, June Rose Margaret→
director · ~87y · appointed 2011-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROY, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2024-10-14
Resigned
ROY, Stephen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2024-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-10
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-11-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29