ARDEN ESTATE (NW) LTD

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08603480 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-10
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£36.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 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.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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 £36,902

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£37k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£81k£101kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£36.9k£30.5k
Current assets£60.9k£101.3k
Net assets£36.9k£30.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-07-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDEN ESTATE (NW) LTD
  17. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    BROSTER, Catherine Marion appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-10
    ➕
    BROSTER, Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Marion Rigby-Broster
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Philip Broster
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

656 Wigan Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 0BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BROSTER, Catherine Marion→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-07-10
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Active
BROSTER, Philip→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-10
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-23