1 STANLEY PLACE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01604876 · ltd · incorporated 1981-12-17
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£626.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 40.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
47 officers (4 active, 47 linked, 44 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
223 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £625,970
Net assets shrinking
Down £159,539 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£64k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£626k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£187k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £787.5k | £967.5k |
| Current assets | £187.4k | £261.0k |
| Cash | £64.5k | £98.6k |
| Debtors | £122.9k | £162.4k |
| Net assets | £626.0k | £785.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-01➕HORNBY, Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01➕TUFAIL, Jade appointedsecretary
- 2023-11-01➖ROTHWELL, Jade resigneddirector
- 2023-01-21📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-01➕ROTHWELL, Jade appointeddirector
- 2022-08-12➖CORBETT JONES, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2022-01-31📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-01-31📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2018-04-19➕DUNFORD, Matthew Simon appointeddirector
- 2018-04-19➖ROBERTS, Huw Eifion resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-19➖ROBERTS, Huw Eifion resigneddirector
- 2016-06-20➖JONES, Ifan Wyn Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2015-09-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-12-31➖BLYTHIN, David resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖DODD, Daniel Andrew resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖FRANCE HAYHURST, Jeannie resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖HARRIS, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖HORNBY, Robert Christopher resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖JAPHETH, Bethan resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖LLWYD, Elfyn resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖MEREDITH JONES, Kate resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖MIHANGEL, Olwen Mair resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖MIHANGEL, Sion Ap resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖MILLS, Simon Mark resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖MORRIS, Shan resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖MULLAN, Richard resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖THOMAS, Andrew Martin resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖WILLIAMS, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2013-12-31➖WILLIAMSON, Brett resigneddirector
- 2013-12-30➖MASSELIS BROOKES, Maria resigneddirector
- 2013-12-30➖MOSS, Peter resigneddirector
- 2013-12-29➖WILLIAMS, John Wyn resigneddirector
- 2013-10-31➖LEWIS JONES, Meirion resigneddirector
- 2013-01-03➖ROBERTS, Dafydd Owen resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 101 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-14
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
1 Stanley Place
Chester
CH1 2LU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-14OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-31
Officers (4 active · 43 resigned)
Active
DUNFORD, Matthew Simon→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDWARDS, Owen Meirion→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1997-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HORNBY, Robert→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-01-01
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ROBERTS, Huw Eifion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-24 · resigned 2018-04-19
SPENCER, Robin Godfrey→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-05-31
BLYTHIN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2013-12-31
CHAMBERS, Michael Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2008-01-22
CLARKE, Andrew Stanley Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2009-12-31
COLLINS, Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2004-03-10
CORBETT JONES, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2022-08-12
DODD, Daniel Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2013-12-31
EVERETT, Steven George→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2007-10-29
FARMER, Pryce Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 1998-01-24
FRANCE HAYHURST, Jeannie→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2013-12-31
HALBERT, Derek Rowland→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 1995-04-19
HALBERT, Trevor Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1995-04-30
HARRIS, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2013-12-31
HORNBY, Robert Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1993-12-23 · resigned 2013-12-31
JAPHETH, Bethan→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2013-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/06/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/05/1985 | 26/09/2015 |
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Recent filings (223 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-06