58 THISTLEDENE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08640440 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£16.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £16,885
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Net Worth
£17k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.9k | £16.8k |
| Current assets | £3.7k | £3.5k |
| Cash | £3.6k | £3.4k |
| Debtors | £115 | £106 |
| Net assets | £16.9k | £16.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-24➖MILLS, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2017-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-01➕AIRD, Richard Walter appointeddirector
- 2013-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 58 THISTLEDENE LIMITED
- 2013-08-06➕AIRD, Beryl appointeddirector
- 2013-08-06➕MILLS, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
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 79 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Beryl Aird Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Nicola Jane Millsceased 24/01/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
3 Southville Road
Thames Ditton
KT7 0UL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
AIRD, Richard Walter→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLS, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-06 · resigned 2018-01-24
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Recent filings (32 total)
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2023-11-15
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2020-09-18
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