LAWFORD HOUSING ENTERPRISE TRUST

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09154399 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-07-30

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31
Average employees	6

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

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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

filings

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Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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2022-10-20
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2022-01-11
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2020-11-16
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2018-07-13
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2014-07-30
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Company incorporated
As LAWFORD HOUSING ENTERPRISE TRUST
2014-07-30
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ASHLEY, David Alan appointed
director
2014-07-30
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BOWLES, Andrew Martin appointed
director
2014-07-30
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COLEY, Alan David appointed
director
2014-07-30
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GUGLIELMI, Giancarlo Valeriano appointed
director
2014-07-30
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GUGLIELMI, Valerie Edna appointed
director
2014-07-30
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ROSE, Steven William Jolian 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2014-07-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Riverside House Riverside Avenue East

Lawford

Manningtree

Essex

CO11 1US

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

ASHLEY, David Alan→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-30

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Active

BOWLES, Andrew Martin→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-07-30

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Active

COLEY, Alan David→

director · ~71y · appointed 2014-07-30

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Active

GUGLIELMI, Giancarlo Valeriano→

director · ~70y · appointed 2014-07-30

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Active

GUGLIELMI, Valerie Edna→

director · ~77y · appointed 2014-07-30

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Active

ROSE, Steven William Jolian→

director · ~66y · appointed 2014-07-30

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Active

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