HAWTHORNDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI022155 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-09
    ➕
    MARTIN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  2. 2025-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-07
    ➖
    KERR, Rita resigned
    director
  8. 2021-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-04
    ➕
    GARRETT, Jean appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-11-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-11-21
    ➕
    STEEN, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2017-11-21
    ➖
    GARRETT, Jean resigned
    director
  19. 2017-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-05-16
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2015-11-25
    ➕
    GARRETT, Jean appointed
    director
  23. 2015-11-25
    ➖
    GARRETT, William Noel resigned
    director
  24. 2012-04-04
    ➖
    CROSSAN, Caroline resigned
    director
  25. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    KERR, Rita appointed
    director
  26. 2008-11-07
    ➖
    STRANEX, Joyce resigned
    director
  27. 2008-11-05
    ➕
    CROSSAN, Caroline appointed
    director
  28. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    FLAT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2006-02-22
    ➖
    SCOTT, Mark Thomas resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    GARRETT, William Noel appointed
    director
  31. 2006-02-22
    ➖
    SCOTT, Mark Thomas resigned
    director
  32. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    STRANEX, Joyce appointed
    director
  33. 2006-02-22
    ➖
    TRUEICK, Nora resigned
    director
  34. 2005-03-14
    ➖
    MCDOWELL, Boyd Stanley resigned
    director
  35. 2003-02-06
    ➖
    MCINTYRE, Joseph resigned
    director
  36. 2002-02-06
    ➕
    MCDOWELL, Boyd Stanley appointed
    director
  37. 2002-02-06
    ➕
    SCOTT, Mark Thomas appointed
    director
  38. 2002-02-06
    ➕
    TRUEICK, Nora appointed
    director
  39. 1988-11-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAWTHORNDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  40. 1988-11-22
    ➕
    SCOTT, Mark Thomas appointed
    secretary
  41. 1988-11-22
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Incorporated1988-11-22
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1st Floor Studio 2
Strand Studios
150 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 1NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

FLAT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARRETT, Jean→
director · ~87y · appointed 2019-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Jonathan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEEN, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Mark Thomas→
secretary · appointed 1988-11-22 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned
CROSSAN, Caroline→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-11-05 · resigned 2012-04-04
Resigned
GARRETT, Jean→
director · ~87y · appointed 2015-11-25 · resigned 2017-11-21
Resigned
GARRETT, William Noel→
director · ~90y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2015-11-25
Resigned
KERR, Rita→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2021-05-07
Resigned
MCDOWELL, Boyd Stanley→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-02-06 · resigned 2005-03-14
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Joseph→
director · ~93y · appointed 1988-11-22 · resigned 2003-02-06
Resigned
SCOTT, Mark Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned
STRANEX, Joyce→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2008-11-07
Resigned
TRUEICK, Nora→
director · ~96y · appointed 2002-02-06 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-16