2-12 STAWARD AVENUE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03426431 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-24 | 2024-07-24 |
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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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-13➕GRAY HALDON, Joanna Kate appointeddirector
- 2023-09-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-25➖KENNEDY, Terence resigneddirector
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-12➕HICKSON, Caroline Margaret Anne appointeddirector
- 2022-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-21➖TAYLOR, Kevin David resigneddirector
- 2022-05-25➖SINCLAIR, Adrian John resigneddirector
- 2022-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-13➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-10-11➖MACKENZIE, Claire Louise resigneddirector
- 2016-10-11➕SINCLAIR, Adrian John appointeddirector
- 2015-09-04➖STOKER, Hazel Anne resigneddirector
- 2015-09-04➖STOKER, Philip John resigneddirector
- 2015-06-15➕MACKENZIE, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-05-08➖BRYANT, Nigel Paul resigneddirector
- 2010-11-25➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-11-22➖TRAISE, Philip resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-31➖STOKER, Philip John resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-29➕ARMSTRONG, Mark appointeddirector
- 2009-08-29➖STOKER, Hazel Anne resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-09➖CORDINGLEY, Ian Robert James resigneddirector
- 2006-10-09➖CORDINGLEY, Susan resigneddirector
- 2005-04-21➕BRYANT, Nigel Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-04-21➖HEPPLES, Linda resigneddirector
- 2003-09-01➕STOKER, Hazel Anne appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-01➕STOKER, Philip John appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-01➖BAINBRIDGE, Alan resigneddirector
- 2003-09-01➕CORDINGLEY, Ian Robert James appointeddirector
- 2003-09-01➕CORDINGLEY, Susan appointeddirector
- 2003-09-01➕STOKER, Hazel Anne appointeddirector
- 2003-09-01➕STOKER, Philip John appointeddirector
- 1997-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 2-12 STAWARD AVENUE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1997-08-29➕TRAISE, Philip appointeddirector
- 1997-08-29➕TRAISE, Philip appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-29➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-29➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-08-29➕BAINBRIDGE, Alan appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Spaceworks
Benton Park Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE7 7LX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last made up to: 2025-07-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Mark→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-08-29
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GRAY HALDON, Joanna Kate→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-10-13
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HICKSON, Caroline Margaret Anne→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2022-09-12
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TRAISE, Philip→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1997-08-29
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STOKER, Hazel Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2009-08-29
STOKER, Philip John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2009-08-31
TRAISE, Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 2010-11-22
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-25 · resigned 2017-01-13
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 1997-08-29
BAINBRIDGE, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 2003-09-01
BRYANT, Nigel Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2005-04-21 · resigned 2015-05-08
CORDINGLEY, Ian Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2006-10-09
CORDINGLEY, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2006-10-09
HEPPLES, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 2005-04-21
KENNEDY, Terence→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 2023-07-25
MACKENZIE, Claire Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-06-15 · resigned 2016-10-11
SINCLAIR, Adrian John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-10-11 · resigned 2022-05-25
STOKER, Hazel Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2015-09-04
STOKER, Philip John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2015-09-04
TAYLOR, Kevin David→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1997-08-29 · resigned 2022-06-21
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Recent filings (111 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-27