18 HADLOW ROAD (SIDCUP) MAINTENANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00973003 · ltd · incorporated 1970-02-20
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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 (78/100)

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
22 officers (2 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
137 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.

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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 £11,840
Net assets shrinking
Down £22 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£590
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-242023-09-24
Total assets£11.8k£11.9k
Current assets£590£612
Net assets£11.8k£11.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-03-24
    ➖
    WALKER, Adrian James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
    ➕
    HEMINSTONE ESTATES & BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-09-26
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2024-09-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-24
    ➖
    B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2024-09-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2024-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2023-11-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-19
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2021-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-27
    ➕
    B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2019-11-27
    ➖
    RESIDENTIAL BLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2019-11-27
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  21. 2019-11-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2018-09-17
    ➕
    WALKER, Adrian James appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-21
    ➖
    PARSONS, Marilyn Patricia resigned
    director
  24. 2014-03-21
    ➖
    GORE, Alan Thomas resigned
    director
  25. 2009-02-24
    ➕
    GORE, Alan Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 2005-05-01
    ➖
    CAXTONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-05-01
    ➕
    RESIDENTIAL BLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-02-15
    ➖
    MORIARTY, David resigned
    director
  29. 2005-02-15
    ➕
    PARSONS, Marilyn Patricia appointed
    director
  30. 2003-07-17
    ➖
    MOORE, Kenneth Richard resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-07-17
    ➕
    CAXTONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2000-02-25
    ➖
    GOUGH, John Edward resigned
    director
  33. 1999-12-31
    ➖
    BEVAN, Peter James resigned
    director
  34. 1999-10-11
    ➖
    WHITE, Richard resigned
    director
  35. 1999-10-01
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Mary Ellen resigned
    director
  36. 1999-03-17
    ➕
    KEVAN, Michael Lawrence Frank appointed
    director
  37. 1999-01-01
    ➖
    DEWAR, Brian Douglas resigned
    secretary
  38. 1999-01-01
    ➕
    MOORE, Kenneth Richard appointed
    secretary
  39. 1999-01-01
    ➖
    DEWAR, Brian Douglas resigned
    director
  40. 1998-09-24
    ➖
    HOLLANDS, Eleanor May resigned
    director
  41. 1997-01-01
    ➖
    VINES, Gladys Lilian resigned
    director
  42. 1995-01-06
    ➖
    TREACHER, Marjorie resigned
    director
  43. 1994-02-16
    ➕
    GOUGH, John Edward appointed
    director
  44. 1994-02-16
    ➖
    WILSON, Mary Myfanwy Ann resigned
    director
  45. 1993-12-17
    ➖
    BLAGG, Marion Catherine resigned
    director
  46. 1993-12-15
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Mary Ellen appointed
    director
  47. 1993-11-01
    ➕
    DEWAR, Brian Douglas appointed
    secretary
  48. 1993-10-30
    ➖
    BLAGG, Marion Catherine resigned
    secretary
  49. 1970-02-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 18 HADLOW ROAD (SIDCUP) MAINTENANCE LIMITED

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 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

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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

146 Welling High Street First Floor
Welling
Kent
DA16 1TJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last made up to: 2024-09-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 20 resigned)

HEMINSTONE ESTATES & BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEVAN, Michael Lawrence Frank→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAGG, Marion Catherine→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-30
Resigned
DEWAR, Brian Douglas→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-01 · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
MOORE, Kenneth Richard→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-01 · resigned 2003-07-17
Resigned
B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-27 · resigned 2024-09-24
Resigned
CAXTONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-17 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned
RESIDENTIAL BLOCK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned
BEVAN, Peter James→
director · ~68y · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
BLAGG, Marion Catherine→
director · ~90y · resigned 1993-12-17
Resigned
DEWAR, Brian Douglas→
director · ~83y · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
GORE, Alan Thomas→
director · ~92y · appointed 2009-02-24 · resigned 2014-03-21
Resigned
GOUGH, John Edward→
director · ~108y · appointed 1994-02-16 · resigned 2000-02-25
Resigned
HOLLANDS, Eleanor May→
director · ~118y · resigned 1998-09-24
Resigned
MCLEAN, Mary Ellen→
director · ~103y · appointed 1993-12-15 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
MORIARTY, David→
director · ~69y · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned
PARSONS, Marilyn Patricia→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2017-02-21
Resigned
TREACHER, Marjorie→
director · ~117y · resigned 1995-01-06
Resigned
VINES, Gladys Lilian→
director · ~113y · resigned 1997-01-01
Resigned
WALKER, Adrian James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-09-17 · resigned 2025-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (137 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19