160 ABBEY STREET FREEHOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09214253 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-04-08
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officers · AP01
2025-04-04
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CAMACHO, Santiago Natalio Conde appointed
director
2025-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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accounts · AA
2025-03-02
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ALAWI, Matthew Kasim resigned
director
2025-03-02
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AZAM, Aysha resigned
director
2024-09-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-13
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BROWN, Alexandra Amy Rebecca appointed
director
2024-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
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COOK, Samantha resigned
director
2024-05-27
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accounts · AA
2023-06-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
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WRIGHT, Clayton appointed
director
2023-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-20
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ARKELL, Henry Alexander resigned
director
2022-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
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address · AD01
2021-02-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-01
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MANAGED EXIT LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-04-23
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COOK, Samantha appointed
director
2018-04-22
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MEINERI, Alessandra resigned
director
2018-01-01
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HONG, Woan Wei appointed
director
2017-08-22
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ALAWI, Matthew Kasim appointed
director
2017-08-22
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AZAM, Aysha appointed
director
2017-04-19
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COOKE, Laura Amber resigned
director
2017-04-13
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GREAVES, Lisa Catherine resigned
director
2016-09-21
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MANAGED EXIT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-11-11
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MEINERI, Alessandra appointed
director
2014-09-11
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Company incorporated
As 160 ABBEY STREET FREEHOLD LIMITED
2014-09-11
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GOULD, Michael Neil appointed
director
2014-09-11
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YOUNGMAN, Adrienne appointed
director
2014-09-11
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ARKELL, Henry Alexander appointed
director
2014-09-11
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COOKE, Laura Amber appointed
director
2014-09-11
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GREAVES, Lisa Catherine appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Neil Gould Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	11/09/2016

7 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Grahame Gouldceased 12/09/2022· significant influence
Mr Henry Alexander Arkellceased 12/09/2022· significant influence
Mr Matthew Kasim Alawiceased 12/09/2022· significant influence
Ms Aysha Azamceased 12/09/2022· significant influence
Ms Alessandra Meinericeased 12/09/2022· significant influence
Adrienne Youngmanceased 12/09/2022· significant influence
Ms Lisa Catherine Greavesceased 13/04/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated2014-09-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

49 The Parklands

Cockermouth

CA13 0XJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-26

Last: 2025-09-12