ASHBY MANOR CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08802563 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-04
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Edward James Revell appointed
    director
  8. 2022-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-17
    ➖
    WHYSALL, Nigel Barry resigned
    director
  12. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-08
    ➕
    PEPPER, Janet Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2016-12-08
    ➕
    PEPPER, Wallace Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2015-02-02
    ➕
    INNES, Sarah Jayne Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-02
    ➕
    WHYSALL, Nigel Barry appointed
    director
  22. 2013-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHBY MANOR CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  23. 2013-12-04
    ➕
    BUCKLER, John Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Mark Buckler
Individual · British · DOB 06/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Buckler Spencer Limited Old Police Station
Church Street
Swadlincote
DE11 8LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

BUCKLER, John Mark→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INNES, Sarah Jayne Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-02
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Active
PEPPER, Janet Anne→
director · ~85y · appointed 2016-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEPPER, Wallace Charles→
director · ~88y · appointed 2016-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Edward James Revell→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-01-27
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Active
WHYSALL, Nigel Barry→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-02 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16