ALTON PANCRAS ESTATE UK LTD.

🌳Matureactive
09160178 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£11.57M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01700SIC 01700
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,570,276

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£12m
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£917k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2.3m£4.6m£6.9m£9.3m£12mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£14.77M£14.65M
Current assets£917.3k£746.6k
Net assets£11.57M£11.45M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2025-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-05
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Colin Roderick Hawker appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-05
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    HERZOG, Hans, Dkfm. resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2022-06-14
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  12. 2021-06-18
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  13. 2020-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-09-30
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    MEISTER, Severin resigned
    director
  17. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2019-02-11
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  19. 2018-06-26
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  20. 2018-06-01
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    officers · CH03
  21. 2015-11-12
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    HEBDITCH, David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTON PANCRAS ESTATE UK LTD.
  23. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    HARTIG, Alexander, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    HERZOG, Hans, Dkfm. appointed
    director
  25. 2014-08-04
    ➕
    MEISTER, Severin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Estate Office Up Cerne Manor
Up Cerne
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HEBDITCH, David→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-12
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Active
HARTIG, Alexander, Dr→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-08-04
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Active
MCKENZIE, Colin Roderick Hawker→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HERZOG, Hans, Dkfm.→
director · ~81y · appointed 2014-08-04 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
MEISTER, Severin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-08-04 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18