23-26 LADY MARY ROAD NORWICH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09061621 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98100Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (6 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
25 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees5500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-02-29
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-02-25
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  6. 2021-05-28
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  7. 2020-02-28
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  8. 2019-02-28
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  9. 2018-02-28
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  10. 2017-02-28
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  11. 2016-07-04
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  12. 2016-03-02
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  13. 2016-03-02
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-03-01
    MCKENZIE, Christine Ann appointed
    director
  15. 2016-03-01
    PEDLEY, Kathryn Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2016-02-26
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  17. 2015-07-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 23-26 LADY MARY ROAD NORWICH LIMITED
  19. 2014-05-29
    BOWMAN, Helen Belinda appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-05-29
    BOWMAN, Helen Belinda appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-29
    MCKENZIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2014-05-29
    PIPER, Anita Catharine appointed
    director
  23. 2014-05-29
    PIPER, Ian Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2014-05-29
    PEDLEY, Kathryn Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2014-05-29
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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 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

4b Church Street
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)

BOWMAN, Helen Belinda
secretary · appointed 2014-05-29
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BOWMAN, Helen Belinda
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
MCKENZIE, Andrew
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
MCKENZIE, Christine Ann
director · ~80y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
PIPER, Anita Catharine
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
PIPER, Ian Leslie
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
PEDLEY, Kathryn Jane
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
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2025-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
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2024-02-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-02-28
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2022-06-01
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accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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2021-06-02
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2021-05-28
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2020-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-28