MCLEESE COTTAGES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI046972 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-18

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£14

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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £14

Cash YoY

+5%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£16k

↑ 5.4% YoY

Net Worth

£14

~ YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£14	£14
Current assets	£21.1k	£18.0k
Cash	£16.5k	£15.6k
Debtors	£4.6k	£2.3k
Net assets	£14	£14

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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2025-02-28
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accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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officers · TM01
2021-11-02
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MACDONNELL, Robert Ian, Mr. resigned
director
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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officers · AP01
2021-02-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-10
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HAGGAN, Martyn Thomas appointed
director
2020-10-10
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FAWCETT, Samuel Lindsay resigned
director
2020-06-22
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officers · AP01
2020-06-22
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officers · TM01
2019-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-05
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MOFFETT, Patrick Robert, Mr. appointed
director
2019-10-05
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FINLAY, Paul resigned
director
2019-03-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-13
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MACDONNELL, Robert Ian, Mr. appointed
director
2018-10-13
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MCLEESE, Ian William resigned
director
2018-05-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-05-02
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officers · AP01
2018-01-13
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FAWCETT, Samuel Lindsay appointed
director
2018-01-13
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FINLAY, Paul appointed
director
2018-01-13
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MONTGOMERY, Michael resigned
director
2016-10-08
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CAMPBELL, Philip Terence resigned
director
2015-09-26
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COUGHLIN, Gareth Mark resigned
director
2014-09-27
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MCLEESE, Ian William appointed
director
2013-09-14
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PATTERSON, Richard Henry appointed
secretary
2013-09-14
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CREIGHTON, Steven resigned
secretary
2013-09-14
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CREIGHTON, Steven Henry resigned
director
2013-09-14
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MONTGOMERY, Michael appointed
director
2013-09-14
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REID, Colin resigned
director
2013-02-15
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CAMPBELL, Donald resigned
director
2010-12-05
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CAMPBELL, Donald appointed
director
2010-12-05
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CAMPBELL, Philip Terence appointed
director
2010-12-01
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CAMPBELL, David resigned
director
2005-04-28
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CREIGHTON, Steven appointed
secretary
2005-04-28
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SWEENEY, Seymour Henry resigned
secretary
2005-04-28
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CAMPBELL, David appointed
director
2005-04-28
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COUGHLIN, Gareth Mark appointed
director
2005-04-28
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CREIGHTON, Steven Henry appointed
director
2005-04-28
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REID, Colin appointed
director
2005-04-28
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SWEENEY, Carol resigned
director
2005-04-28
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SWEENEY, Seymour Henry resigned
director
2003-06-18
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Company incorporated
As MCLEESE COTTAGES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2003-06-18
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SWEENEY, Seymour Henry appointed
secretary
2003-06-18
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SWEENEY, Carol appointed
director

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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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-06-18

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Ardmore Park

Holywood

County Down

BT18 9BQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

PATTERSON, Richard Henry→

secretary · appointed 2013-09-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HAGGAN, Martyn Thomas→

director · ~65y · appointed 2020-10-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MOFFETT, Patrick Robert, Mr.→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-10-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CREIGHTON, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2013-09-14

Resigned

SWEENEY, Seymour Henry→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2005-04-28

Resigned

CAMPBELL, David→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2010-12-01

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Donald→

director · ~64y · appointed 2010-12-05 · resigned 2013-02-15

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Philip Terence→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-12-05 · resigned 2016-10-08

Resigned

COUGHLIN, Gareth Mark→

director · ~53y · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2015-09-26

Resigned

CREIGHTON, Steven Henry→

director · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2013-09-14

Resigned

FAWCETT, Samuel Lindsay→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-01-13 · resigned 2020-10-10

Resigned

FINLAY, Paul→

director · ~81y · appointed 2018-01-13 · resigned 2019-10-05

Resigned

MACDONNELL, Robert Ian, Mr.→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-10-13 · resigned 2021-11-02

Resigned

MCLEESE, Ian William→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-27 · resigned 2018-10-13

Resigned

MONTGOMERY, Michael→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-14 · resigned 2018-01-13

Resigned

REID, Colin→

director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2013-09-14

Resigned

SWEENEY, Carol→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2005-04-28

Resigned

SWEENEY, Seymour Henry→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-06-18 · resigned 2005-04-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-02-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-02-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-22