MERLIN-AYLESBURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02428098 · ltd · incorporated 1989-10-02
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
119 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-04
    ➖
    BALL, David Alan resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-04
    ➖
    BALL, David Alan resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-04
    ➖
    EVANS, John Alfred resigned
    director
  9. 2024-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-09-30
    ➕
    CARTLIDGE, Mark appointed
    director
  12. 2024-09-30
    ➕
    LEVISON, Andrew Warren appointed
    director
  13. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-11-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-09-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2006-02-24
    ➕
    EVANS, John Alfred appointed
    director
  24. 2006-01-01
    ➖
    EVANS, Martin Glyndwr resigned
    director
  25. 2003-02-14
    ➖
    PIKE, Raymond Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2000-02-16
    ➖
    COOK, Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    PIKE, Raymond Edward appointed
    director
  28. 1998-02-18
    ➕
    COOK, Alan appointed
    director
  29. 1997-02-11
    ➖
    DEASY, Karen Jane resigned
    director
  30. 1996-02-13
    ➕
    DEASY, Karen Jane appointed
    director
  31. 1996-02-13
    ➖
    DENTON, Anthony Wilson resigned
    director
  32. 1996-02-13
    ➖
    YOUNG, Steven resigned
    director
  33. 1989-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MERLIN-AYLESBURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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 76 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

The Dairy Manor Courtyard
Aston Sandford
Haddenham
Bucks
HP17 8JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

CARTLIDGE, Mark→
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEVISON, Andrew Warren→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, David Alan→
secretary · resigned 2025-02-04
Resigned
BALL, David Alan→
director · ~79y · resigned 2025-02-04
Resigned
COOK, Alan→
director · ~92y · appointed 1998-02-18 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned
DEASY, Karen Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 1997-02-11
Resigned
DENTON, Anthony Wilson→
director · ~79y · resigned 1996-02-13
Resigned
EVANS, John Alfred→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2025-02-04
Resigned
EVANS, Martin Glyndwr→
director · ~63y · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
PIKE, Raymond Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2003-02-14
Resigned
YOUNG, Steven→
director · ~78y · resigned 1996-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (119 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28