STRAWHILL DEMESNE MANAGEMENT LTD

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NI056895 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£47
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£47
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£9£19£28£38£47Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£47—
Net assets£47—

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-06
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    address · AD01
  8. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-09
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  14. 2014-11-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-06-02
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    TURKINGTON, Robin resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-06-02
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    TURKINGTON, Colin resigned
    director
  18. 2010-06-02
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    TURKINGTON, Robin resigned
    director
  19. 2009-01-06
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    HIGGINS, Derek appointed
    director
  20. 2005-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As STRAWHILL DEMESNE MANAGEMENT LTD
  21. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    TURKINGTON, Robin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    TURKINGTON, Colin appointed
    director
  23. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    TURKINGTON, Robin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated2005-10-19
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

12 Mill Road
Ballyclare
BT39 9DY
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-02
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HIGGINS, Derek→
director · ~77y · appointed 2009-01-06
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Active
TURKINGTON, Robin→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2010-06-02
Resigned
TURKINGTON, Colin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2010-06-02
Resigned
TURKINGTON, Robin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2010-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01