AARDVARK & DONKEY PROPERTY LTD
🌳Matureactive
08422751 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £208.8k |
| Current assets | — | £2.3k |
| Net assets | — | £208.8k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-08-01➕DAVIDSON, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AARDVARK & DONKEY PROPERTY LTD
- 2013-02-27➕MADDOX, Adrian John appointeddirector
- 2013-02-27➕WAGSTAFF, Rebecca Jane, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian John Maddox Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Dr Rebecca Jane Wagstaff Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
The Rectory
Castle Carrock
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 9LZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MADDOX, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-02-27
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WAGSTAFF, Rebecca Jane, Dr→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-02-27
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-08-13