AUSTEN FIELDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10062141 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-03-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-16
    ➕
    CORBETT, Clare Frances appointed
    director
  6. 2024-01-16
    ➖
    JACKSON, Julie Mansfield resigned
    director
  7. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-19
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  12. 2020-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-01-23
    ➖
    MURDOCH, Ian resigned
    director
  14. 2020-01-14
    ➕
    MHL (MANCOS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  15. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AUSTEN FIELDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  19. 2016-03-14
    ➕
    JACKSON, Julie Mansfield appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-14
    ➕
    MURDOCH, Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2016-03-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Miller Homes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Miller Homes Limited
Corporate parent
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AUSTEN FIELDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 10062141

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miller Homes Limited
Corporate entity
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Centro Place
Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CORBETT, Clare Frances→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MHL (MANCOS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Julie Mansfield→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2024-01-16
Resigned
MURDOCH, Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2020-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24