254 COTTINGHAM ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01297140 · ltd · incorporated 1977-02-04
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-252024-03-25
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-07-20
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  4. 2022-05-24
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  5. 2021-05-21
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  6. 2020-06-26
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  7. 2019-05-22
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  8. 2018-08-14
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  9. 2017-07-25
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  10. 2017-02-10
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  11. 2016-10-06
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  12. 2016-09-30
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-09-30
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2016-09-08
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    VAN NIEUWKERK, Johannes resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-06-06
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  16. 2015-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-17
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    MCINTOSH, David Gerald resigned
    director
  18. 2013-07-26
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    HAIRSINE, John resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-13
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    VAN NIEUWKERK, Johannes appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-01-02
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    SUTCLIFFE, Sharon Tracy appointed
    director
  21. 2010-05-11
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    LARARD, John Frederick resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-10-11
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    HAIRSINE, John appointed
    director
  23. 2002-07-08
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    HORWILL, Rhian Alys resigned
    director
  24. 2002-01-25
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    MAW, Doreen resigned
    director
  25. 2002-01-07
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    HORWILL, Rhian Alys appointed
    director
  26. 2001-12-31
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    MCINTOSH, David Gerald appointed
    director
  27. 2001-08-05
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    LARARD, John Frederick appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-06-20
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    WEST, Gilian Anne resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-06-20
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    WEST, Gilian Anne resigned
    director
  30. 1998-09-09
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    MOSS, Eileen Mary resigned
    director
  31. 1994-09-14
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    CRUM, Muriel Thurza resigned
    director
  32. 1977-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 254 COTTINGHAM ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Tracy Sutcliffe
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Perrins House, 11 Caroline Place
Hull
HU2 8DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

SUTCLIFFE, Sharon Tracy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARARD, John Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-05 · resigned 2010-05-11
Resigned
VAN NIEUWKERK, Johannes→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2016-09-08
Resigned
WEST, Gilian Anne→
secretary · resigned 2001-06-20
Resigned
CRUM, Muriel Thurza→
director · ~113y · resigned 1994-09-14
Resigned
HAIRSINE, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-10-11 · resigned 2013-07-26
Resigned
HORWILL, Rhian Alys→
director · ~47y · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2002-07-08
Resigned
MAW, Doreen→
director · ~99y · resigned 2002-01-25
Resigned
MCINTOSH, David Gerald→
director · ~76y · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
MOSS, Eileen Mary→
director · ~115y · resigned 1998-09-09
Resigned
WEST, Gilian Anne→
director · ~84y · resigned 2001-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

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2025-10-06
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2025-09-19
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2024-10-02
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
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2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2021-05-21
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2021-03-08
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accounts · AA
2020-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-27